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The clinical expression of hemochromatosis in Oslo, Norway. Excessive oral iron intake may lead to secondary hemochromatosis even in HFE C282Y mutation negative subjects.
Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology - 1 Dec 2000
Bell H, Berg J P, Undlien D E, Distante S, Raknerud N, Heier H E, Try K, Thomassen Y, Haug E, Raha-Chowdhury R, Thorsby E
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The prevalence of hereditary hemochromatosis in Norway is one of the highest reported in the world. However, the clinical presentation in patients with hemochromatosis in Norway seems to be different compared with recent studies elsewhere. The aim of this study was to investigate patients with hemochromatosis in one community hospital in Norway and to study the prevalence of the C282Y mutation....
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