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Relation of HFE gene mutations, high iron stores and early onset coronary artery disease.
The Canadian journal of cardiology - 1 Feb 1998
Nassar B A, Zayed E M, Title L M, O'Neill B J, Bata I R, Kirkland S A, Dunn J, Dempsey G I, Tan M H, Johnstone D E
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OBJECTIVE: To determine the impact of mutations in the HFE gene (human leukocyte antigen H) on predisposition to coronary artery disease (CAD) in patients not diagnosed with hereditary hemochromatosis. BACKGROUND: Elevated iron stores can predispose to acute myocardial infarction. Two mutations (C282Y and H63D) in the novel major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class 1 gene HFE were found in most patients with...
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