Article
HFE mutations and risk of coronary heart disease in middle-aged women.
European journal of clinical investigation - 1 Oct 2006
van der A D L, Peeters P H M, Grobbee D E, Roest M, Marx J J M, Voorbij H M, van der Schouw Y T
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Although heterozygosity for the C282Y mutation in the HFE gene has been associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular events, epidemiological studies remain inconclusive. The aim of the present study was to obtain further evidence as to whether HFE mutations are associated with risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) in middle-aged women. We used data of a cohort of 15 236 Dutch middle-aged women...
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