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Risk of iron overload in carriers of genetic mutations associated with hereditary haemochromatosis: UK Food Standards Agency workshop.
The British journal of nutrition - 1 Oct 2006
Singh Mamta, Ashwell Margaret, Sanderson Peter, Cade Janet, Moreton Jennifer, Fairweather-Tait Susan, Roe Mark, Marx Joannes J M, Worwood Mark, Cook James D
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The UK Food Standards Agency convened a group of expert scientists to review current research investigating diet and carriers of genetic mutations associated with hereditary haemochromatosis. The workshop concluded that individuals who are heterozygous for the C282Y mutation of the HFE gene do not appear to respond abnormally to dietary Fe and therefore do not need to change their diet to prevent accumulation of...
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