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Hyperferritinemia in the Chinese and Asian community: a retrospective review of the University of British Columbia experience.
Canadian journal of gastroenterology = Journal canadien de gastroenterologie - 1 Jan 2008
Yenson Paul R, Yoshida Eric M, Li Charles H, Chung Henry V, Tsang Peter Wk
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BACKGROUND AND METHODS: Elevated serum ferritin is a common clinical finding. The etiology of hyperferritinemia in the Asia-Pacific population is less clear due to a low prevalence of known HFE mutations such as C282Y and H63D, as well as an increased prevalence of viral hepatitis and hereditary...
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