Cirrhosis
Hemochromatosis gene mutations worsen liver disease in viral hepatitis patients
Published in Hepatitis Weekly, August 1st, 2005
"The implication of hemochromatosis (HFE) gene mutations in chronic viral hepatitis remains controversial. We therefore studied the prevalence of HFE mutations and their impact on the progression of chronic viral hepatitis in Taiwan," scientists in Taiwan report.
"H63D and C282Y mutations were screened by using polymerase chain reaction followed by restriction fragment length polymorphism in 152 chronic hepatitis B patients with various stages of liver disease, 87 chronic hepatitis C patients with various stages of liver disease, and 49 healthy controls. The distribution...
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Source: Hepatitis Weekly (2005-08-01)
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