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Individuals homozygous for the H63D mutation have significantly elevated iron indexes.
Digestive diseases and sciences - 1 Apr 2006
Samarasena Jason, Winsor Wendy, Lush Richard, Duggan Peter, Xie Yagang, Borgaonkar Mark
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Our objective was to assess the iron indexes of patients with one or more mutations of the HFE gene with a specific interest in studying the effect of the H63D/H63D genotype. Eight hundred twenty subjects who underwent HFE mutational testing for C282Y and H63D mutations were retrospectively identified. Data collected included age, gender, HFE genotype, and values for serum ferritin, iron saturation, aspartate...
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