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Type 4B hereditary hemochromatosis associated with a novel mutation in the SLC40A1 gene: A case report and a review of the literature.
Medicine - 1 Sept 2017
Zhang Wei, Lv Tingxia, Huang Jian, Ou Xiaojuan
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RATIONALE: Hereditary hemochromatosis can be divided into HFE- and non-HFE-related based on genetic mutations in different genes. HFE-related hemochromatosis is the most common inherited genetic disease in European populations but rare in Asia-pacific region. Recently, non-HFE-related hemochromatosis has been reported in patients from the Asian countries. PATIENT CONCERNS: We report the case of a 48-year-old...
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