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Prevalence of HFE and TFR2 gene mutation in 118 Ligurian rheumatic patients.
Minerva medica - 1 Dec 2004
Rovetta G, Monteforte P, Buffrini L, Grignolo M C, Franchin F
Abstract excerpt
AIM: HFE gene is associated to haemochromatosis, an inherited autosomal recessive disorder responsible of an overload of iron in intestine, liver, pancreas, heart, cutis and joints. Articular and periarticular calcifications may occur. H63D mutation may play a role in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis. METHODS: DNA of 118 consecutive patients (28 males, 90 females, mean age 58.5+/-13.44) living in Liguria...
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