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A search for association between hereditary hemochromatosis HFE gene mutations and type 2 diabetes mellitus in a Polish population.
Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research - 1 Feb 2003
Małecki Maciej T, Klupa Tomasz, Waluś Małgorzata, Czogała Wojciech, Greenlaw Paul, Sieradzki Jacek
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Hereditary hemochromatosis (HH) is characterized by excess iron deposition. Two mutations in the HFE gene are associated with HH. Heterozygous carriers of HFE mutations are at higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). The aims of our project were to identify the frequ...
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