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Significance of H63D homozygosity in a Basque population with hemochromatosis.
Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology - 1 Jul 2010
Castiella Agustin, Zapata Eva, de Juan Maria Dolores, Otazua Pedro, Fernandez Javier, Zubiaurre Leire, Arriola Jose A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The significance of H63D homozygosity remains uncertain, although it is associated with a tendency for patients to develop iron overload. AIMS: To study the prevalence of homozygotic H63D mutation in patients with phenotypic hemochromatosis (PH) and to compare the results with those of the general population and with patients with porphyria cutanea tarda (PCT) in the Basque Country, Spain. A secondary...
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