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A hemochromatosis-causing mutation C282Y is a risk factor for proliferative diabetic retinopathy in Caucasians with type 2 diabetes.
Journal of human genetics - 1 Jan 2003
Peterlin Borut, Globočnik Petrovič Mojca, Makuc Jana, Hawlina Marko, Petrovič Daniel
Abstract excerpt
Iron metabolism might be involved in the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes and in the pathogenesis of diabetic retinopathy. C282Y and H63D mutations in the hemochromatosis (HFE) gene are associated with increased serum iron levels and consequently with hereditary hemochromatosis. In the present study, we searched for a relationship between C282Y and H63D gene mutations and the development of proliferative diabetic...
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