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Hemochromatosis and alcoholic liver disease.
Alcohol (Fayetteville, N.Y.) - 1 Jun 2003
Fletcher Linda M, Powell Lawrie W
Abstract excerpt
The close association of excessive alcohol consumption and clinical expression of hemochromatosis has been of widespread interest for many years. In most populations of northern European extraction, more than 90% of patients with overt hemochromatosis are homozygous for the C282Y mutation in the HFE gene. Nevertheless, the strong association of heavy alcohol intake with the clinical expression of hemochromatosis...
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