[Acquired and genetic factors influencing the penetrance of HFE haemochromatosis].

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C282Y homozygosity is necessary (but insufficient in isolation) for the onset of hemochromatosis, as indicated by its low biochemical penetrance (75 % in men and 50 % in women) and clinical penetrance (25 % in men and 0 % in women). Factors modulating iron load may be acquired (diet, alcohol, metabolic syndrome, drugs, etc.) or, more importantly, genetic (digenism, polymorphism of genes involved in the regulation...

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