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Population-based study of cystic fibrosis disease severity and haemochromatosis gene mutations.
Respirology (Carlton, Vic.) - 1 Jan 2010
Pratap Upasna, Quinn Stephen, Blizzard Leigh B, Reid David W
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Haemochromatosis (HFE) mutations increase the risk of bowel obstruction in cystic fibrosis (CF), but the impact on other disease manifestations is unknown. METHODS: We determined the prevalence of HFE mutations (C282Y and H63D) in the Tasmanian CF population and assessed the relationship to systemic iron stores, Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection, lung disease severity and prevalence of...
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