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Population-based study of the relationship between mutations in the hemochromatosis (HFE) gene and arthritis.
Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology - 1 Mar 2006
Sherrington Colin A, Knuiman Matthew W, Divitini Mark L, Bartholomew Helen C, Cullen Digby J, Olynyk John K
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BACKGROUND AND AIM: Mutations in the hemochromatosis (HFE) gene are carried by one in three individuals of British Isles descent and may result in increased iron stores. These increased iron stores could potentially induce or exacerbate diseases, such as arthritis, in which iron has a role in pathogenesis. Although arthritis is a well-known association of clinically overt hereditary hemochromatosis, controversy...
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