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Presence of hemochromatosis-associated mutations in Hispanic patients with iron overload.
Puerto Rico health sciences journal - 1 Sept 2011
Nieves-Santiago Paul, Cancel Dilany, Canales Dialma, Toro Doris H
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To determine the characteristics of the Puerto Rico Veteran population with iron overload in terms of demographic features, clinical manifestations, and the presence of hereditary hemochromatosis (HH) mutations, and to compare such characteristics in patients with and without HH mutations. METHODS: A retrospective study was conducted in patients with iron overload (transferrin saturation > or = 45%)...
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