Article
[The H63D mutation in the HFE gene is related to the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma].
Revista espanola de enfermedades digestivas - 1 Jul 2007
Ropero P, Briceño O, López-Alonso G, Agúndez J A G, González Fernández F A, García-Hoz F, Villegas Martínez A, Díaz-Rubio M, Ladero J M
Abstract excerpt
AIM: To disclose whether mutations in the HFE gene inducing liver iron overload are related to the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in otherwise predisposed patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS: One hundred and ninety-six patients (161 males) diagnosed with HCC and 181 healthy controls were included in the study. All subjects were white Spaniards.C282Y and H63D mutations in the HFE gene were identified in...
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