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Hemochromatosis gene (HFE) mutations in patients with type 2 diabetes and their control group in an Iranian population.
Saudi medical journal - 1 Jun 2008
Sharifi Faranak, Esmaeilzadeh Abdulreza, Zali Mohammadreza
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To assess the frequency of 2 different forms of hemochromatosis HFE gene mutations (C282Y and H63D mutations) in a normal population in comparison with type 2 diabetic patients. METHODS: This case control study was undertaken in Zanjan Diabetic Care Center, Zanjan, western Tehran, in 2005. Two hundred and two individuals were included in this study: 101 type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients, and 101...
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