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Analysis of Familial Tendencies in Transferrin Saturation in a Korean Population.
Digestive diseases and sciences - 1 Oct 2015
Oh Sung-Hee, Jeong Tae-Dong, Lee Woochang, Chun Sail, Min Won-Ki
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BACKGROUND: Despite the high transferrin saturation (TS) level in Koreans, the p.Cys282Tyr and p.His63Asp mutations are markedly less frequent than in Caucasians. We aimed to determine TS levels and their familial tendencies in a Korean population using nationwide data from the Fifth Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES V-1 2010). METHODS: A total of 4904 subjects without a history of...
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