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Elevated MCP-1 serum levels are associated with the H63D mutation and not the C282Y mutation in hereditary hemochromatosis.
Tissue antigens - 1 Oct 2007
Lawless M W, White M, Mankan A K, O'Dwyer M J, Norris S
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Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) is a major lymphocyte and inflammatory chemokine associated with persistent inflammatory states. Several abnormalities in the immune status of patients with hereditary hemochromatosis (HH) have been reported, suggesting an imbalance in their immune function. This may include persistent production of, or exposure to, inflammatory cytokines contributing to the pathogenesis...
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