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Hemochromatosis gene and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Journal of hepatology - 1 Nov 2011
Hernaez Ruben, Yeung Edwina, Clark Jeanne M, Kowdley Kris V, Brancati Frederick L, Kao Wen Hong Linda
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BACKGROUND & AIMS: Previous studies examining the relationship between the C282Y and H63D HFE mutations and presence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) have yielded conflicting results. The goal of this study was to systematically evaluate and summarize data on the association between these two variants and the presence of NAFLD. METHODS: The authors searched EMBASE and PUBMED from August 1, 1996 to...
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