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HFE C282Y homozygotes are at increased risk of breast and colorectal cancer.
Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) - 1 Apr 2010
Osborne Nicholas J, Gurrin Lyle C, Allen Katrina J, Constantine Clare C, Delatycki Martin B, McLaren Christine E, Gertig Dorota M, Anderson Gregory J, Southey Melissa C, Olynyk John K, Powell Lawrie W, Hopper John L, Giles Graham G, English Dallas R
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UNLABELLED: The evidence that mutations in the HFE gene for hemochromatosis are associated with increased cancer risk is inconsistent. The Melbourne Collaborative Cohort Study is a prospective cohort study that commenced recruitment in 1990. Participants born in Australia, New Zealand, the United...
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