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Iranian hereditary hemochromatosis patients: baseline characteristics, laboratory data and gene mutations.
Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research - 1 Oct 2012
Zamani Farhad, Bagheri Zohreh, Bayat Maryam, Fereshtehnejad Seyed-Mohammad, Basi Ali, Najmabadi Hossein, Ajdarkosh Hossein
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Hereditary hemochromatosis (HH) is the most common autosomal recessive disorder in white people, characterized by highly abnormal uptake of iron from the gastrointestinal tracts. Recently, mutation studies have focused to detect the genes responsible for HH. MATERIAL/METHODS: In this cross-sectional study, 12 HH patients were recruited, who were referred to Firoozgar Hospital, Tehran, Iran. In...
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