Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 2012 Mar;12(3):209-10.
doi: 10.5812/hepatmon.824. Epub 2012 Mar 28.

HFE Gene Mutations, Iron Overload and Cryptogenic Liver Cirrhosis

Christoph Eisenbach  1
Affiliations

HFE Gene Mutations, Iron Overload and Cryptogenic Liver Cirrhosis

Christoph Eisenbach. Hepat Mon. 2012 Mar.
No abstract available

Keywords: Genes; Iron; Liver.

PubMed Disclaimer

Comment on

  • Hepat Mon. 11(11):887.

References

    1. Desai HG. Cryptogenic cirrhosis: a vanishing entity. J Assoc Physicians India. 2009;57:751–4, 9. - PubMed
    1. Feder JN, Gnirke A, Thomas W, Tsuchihashi Z, Ruddy DA, Basava A, Dormishian F, Domingo R Jr, Ellis MC, Fullan A, Hinton LM, Jones NL, Kimmel BE, Kronmal GS, Lauer P, Lee VK, Loeb DB, Mapa FA, McClelland E, Meyer NC, Mintier GA, Moeller N, Moore T, Morikang E, Prass CE, Quintana L, Starnes SM, Schatzman RC, Brunke KJ, Drayna DT, Risch NJ, Bacon BR, Wolff RK. A novel MHC class I-like gene is mutated in patients with hereditary haemochromatosis. Nat Genet. 1996;13(4):399–408. doi: 10.1038/ng0896-399. - DOI - PubMed
    1. Jowkar Z, Geramizadeh B, Shariat M. Frequency of Two Common HFE Gene Mutations (C282Y and H63D) in a Group of Iranian Patients With Cryptogenic Cirrhosis. Hepat Mon. 2011;11(11):887–9. doi: 10.5812/kowsar.1735143x.781. - DOI - PMC - PubMed
    1. Adams PC, Reboussin DM, Barton JC, McLaren CE, Eckfeldt JH, McLaren GD, Dawkins FW, Acton RT, Harris EL, Gordeuk VR, Leiendecker-Foster C, Speechley M, Snively BM, Holup JL, Thomson E, Sholinsky P, Hemochromatosis and Iron Overload Screening (HEIRS) Study Research Investigators. Hemochromatosis and iron-overload screening in a racially diverse population. N Engl J Med. 2005;352(17):1769–78. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa041534. - DOI - PubMed
    1. Merryweather-Clarke AT, Pointon JJ, Shearman JD, Robson KJ. Global prevalence of putative haemochromatosis mutations. J Med Genet. 1997;34(4):275–8. doi: 10.1136/jmg.34.4.275. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

LinkOut - more resources