Difference between revisions of "Medical liver disease"

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===General===
===General===
Epidemiology:
Epidemiology:
*Genetic defect.  
*Genetic defect - ''HFE gene''.<ref name=omim613609>{{OMIM|613609}}</ref>
**One mutation (C282Y mutation) in up to 12.5% of people in populations of northern and central European origin.<ref name=pmid18192769>{{cite journal |author=Weinberg ED |title=Survival advantage of the hemochromatosis C282Y mutation |journal=Perspect. Biol. Med. |volume=51 |issue=1 |pages=98-102 |year=2008 |pmid=18192769 |doi=10.1353/pbm.2008.0001 |url=}}</ref>
**One mutation (C282Y mutation) in up to 12.5% of people in populations of northern and central European origin.<ref name=pmid18192769>{{cite journal |author=Weinberg ED |title=Survival advantage of the hemochromatosis C282Y mutation |journal=Perspect. Biol. Med. |volume=51 |issue=1 |pages=98-102 |year=2008 |pmid=18192769 |doi=10.1353/pbm.2008.0001 |url=}}</ref>
*Onset in males earlier than females (due to menses).
*Onset in males earlier than females (due to menses).
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