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Haemochromatosis-causing mutations C282Y and H63D are not risk factors for coronary artery disease in Caucasians with type 2 diabetes.
Folia biologica - 1 Jan 2004
Zorc M, Hruskovicová H, Petrovic M Globocnik, Milcić M, Peterlin B, Petrovic D
Abstract excerpt
Iron metabolism might be involved in the pathogenesis of CAD, and C282Y and H63D mutations in the HFE gene are associated with increased serum iron levels and net iron accumulation. The aim of this study was to look for a relationship between the C282Y and H63D gene mutations of the HFE gene and coronary artery disease (CAD) in a group of patients with type 2 diabetes lasting more than 10 years. The C282Y and...
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