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Risk of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Patients with Various HFE Genotypes.
Digestive diseases and sciences - 1 Jan 2023
Natarajan Yamini, Patel Parth, Chu Jinna, Yu Xian, Hernaez Ruben, El-Serag Hashem, Kanwal Fasiha
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Hereditary hemochromatosis (HH) is associated with increased risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, HCC risk factors within this population and across various HFE genotypes remain unclear. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective cohort study of patients with ≥ 1 HFE genotype test in the Veterans Health Administration. We followed patients until HCC, death, or 6/30/19. We calculated...
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