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Cirrhosis in Hemochromatosis: Independent Risk Factors in 368 HFE p.C282Y Homozygotes.
Annals of hepatology - 24 Aug 2018
Barton James C, McLaren Christine E, Chen Wen-Pin, Ramm Grant A, Anderson Gregory J, Powell Lawrie W, Subramaniam V Nathan, Adams Paul C, Phatak Pradyumna D, Gurrin Lyle C, Phillips John D, Parker Charles J, Emond Mary J, McLaren Gordon D
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INTRODUCTION AND AIM: We sought to identify independent risk factors for cirrhosis in HFE p.C282Y homozygotes in a cross-sectional study. MATERIAL AND METHODS: We evaluated 368 p.C282Y homozygotes who underwent liver biopsy and compared characteristics of those with and without cirrhosis. We performed multivariable logistic regression on cirrhosis with: age; sex; race/ethnicity; diabetes; blood pints/units...
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