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Increased C282Y heterozygosity in gestational diabetes.
Fetal diagnosis and therapy - 1 Jan 2000
Cauza Edmund, Hanusch-Enserer Ursula, Bischof Martin, Spak Marita, Kostner Karam, Tammaa Ayman, Dunky Attila, Ferenci Peter
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BACKGROUND: Hereditary hemochromatosis is an autosomal recessive disorder of iron metabolism that is characterized by excess accumulation of iron in various organs and often leads to diabetes mellitus (DM). To study whether mutations in the hemochromatosis gene (HFE) could be a risk factor for th...
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