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Mutations in the HFE gene and sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis risk: a meta-analysis of observational studies.
Brazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologicas - 1 Feb 2014
Li M, Wang L, Wang W, Qi X L, Tang Z Y
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Iron homeostasis dysregulation has been regarded as an important mechanism in neurodegenerative diseases. The H63D and C282Y polymorphisms in the HFE gene may be involved in the development of sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) through the disruption of iron homeostasis. However, studies investigating the relationship between ALS and these two polymorphisms have yielded contradictory outcomes. We...
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