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HFE genotypes in decompensated alcoholic liver disease: phenotypic expression and comparison with heavy drinking and with normal controls.
The American journal of gastroenterology - 1 Feb 2006
Gleeson Dermot, Evans Steven, Bradley Martin, Jones Jayne, Peck Robert J, Dube Asha, Rigby Emma, Dalton Ann
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OBJECTIVES: Predisposition to alcoholic liver disease (ALD) may be partly genetic. Heterozygosity for the HFE mutations C282Y and/or H63D has been associated with more severe disease in several liver conditions. Studies in ALD have not used controls matched for alcohol consumption and results hav...
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