Is H63D a 'minor' HFE polymorphism?

Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2015 Dec;38(10):588-9. doi: 10.1016/j.gastrohep.2015.02.009. Epub 2015 Apr 23.

Authors

Teresa Pinto-Pais¹, Sónia Fernandes², Carlos Fernandes², Iolanda Ribeiro², Sónia Leite², Ana Paula Silva², Luís Alberto², José Fraga², João Carvalho²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Centro Hospitalar de Gaia/Espinho, Gaia, Portugal. Electronic address: teresapintopais@gmail.com.
² Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Centro Hospitalar de Gaia/Espinho, Gaia, Portugal.

PMID: 25912127
DOI: 10.1016/j.gastrohep.2015.02.009

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MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Alcoholism / epidemiology
Cohort Studies
Female
Ferritins / blood*
Hemochromatosis Protein / genetics*
Hepatitis B, Chronic / epidemiology
Hepatitis C, Chronic / epidemiology
Homozygote
Humans
Iron Overload / epidemiology
Iron Overload / genetics*
Male
Middle Aged
Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease / epidemiology
Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide*
Portugal / epidemiology
Prevalence

Substances

HFE protein, human
Hemochromatosis Protein
Ferritins