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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 21, 2007; 13(35): 4673-4689
Published online Sep 21, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i35.4673
Table 5 Studies of the relationship between porphyria cutanea tarda, iron and HFE mutations
ReferenceCasesnEthnicityHFErelationshipwith serumiron indicesHFErelationshipwith HIHFErelationshipwithfibrosis
[163]41CaucasianNANANA
[164]108AustralianYesYesNo
[165]70North AmericanNANANA
[167]23BrazilianYesNoYes
[168]36Southern FranceNoNANA
[170]190GermanNoNoNo
[172]68ItalianNoNANA
[174]62GermanYesNANA