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Prevalence of HFE genotypes, C282Y and H63D, in patients with hematologic disorders.
Haematologica - 1 Feb 2002
Hannuksela Jokke, Savolainen Eeva-Riitta, Koistinen Pirjo, Parkkila Seppo
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Iron status has implications for normal erythrocyte and leukocyte function and for platelet count, size and activation. Increased storage of iron is considered a potential risk factor participating in the pathogenesis of malignant diseases. Since HFE gene mutations have recently been implicated in unbalanced iron homeostasis, we set out to examine the prevalence of these mutations in...
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