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Correlation of hemochromatosis gene mutations and cardiovascular disease in hemodialysis patients.
Annals of Saudi medicine - 1 Jan 2000
Bi Min, Li Bing, Li Qiang
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a major cause of death in hemodialysis (HD) patients. Hemochromatosis (HFE) gene mutations are reported to be associated with CVD. The present study aims to investigate the association of HFE gene polymorphism with CVD in HD patients. DESIGN AND SETTINGS: Cross-sectional case-control. METHODS: C282Y/H63D mutations of HFE gene were evaluated in 560 HD...
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