Hyperferritinemia in the Chinese and Asian Community: A Retrospective Review of the University of British Columbia Experience

BACKGROUND AND METHODS: Elevated serum ferritin is a common clinical finding. The etiology of hyperferritinemia in the Asia-Pacific population is less clear due to a low prevalence of known HFE mutations such as C282Y and H63D, as well as an increased prevalence of viral hepatitis and hereditary ane...

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Main Authors: Paul R Yenson, Eric M Yoshida, Charles H Li, Henry V Chung, Peter WK Tsang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2008-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2008/245096
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