Hereditary Hemochromatosis <it>(HFE) </it>genotypes in heart failure: Relation to etiology and prognosis

• Main Authors: Torp-Pedersen Christian (Author), Jespersgaard Cathrine (Author), Hedley Paula (Author), Hassager Christian (Author), Gustafsson Finn (Author), Pecini Redi (Author), Møller Daniel V (Author), Christiansen Michael (Author), Køber Lars V (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2010-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>It is believed that hereditary hemochromatosis (HH) might play a role in cardiac disease (heart failure (HF) and ischemia). Mutations within several genes are HH-associated, the most common being the <it>HFE </it>gene. In...