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Meta-analyses of HFE variants in coronary heart disease.
Gene - 15 Sept 2013
Lian Jiangfang, Xu Limin, Huang Yi, Le Yanping, Jiang Danjie, Yang Xi, Xu Weifeng, Huang Xiaoyan, Dong Changzheng, Ye Meng, Zhou Jianqing, Duan Shiwei
Abstract excerpt
AIM: HFE gene variants can cause hereditary hemochromatosis (HH) that often comes along with an increased risk of coronary heart disease (CHD). The goal of our study is to assess the contribution of four HFE gene variants to the risk of CHD. METHODS AND RESULTS: We conducted four meta-analyses of the studies examining the association between four HFE gene variants and the risk of CHD. A systematic search was...
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