| hfe gene mutations in polish patients with disturbances of iron metabolism: an initial assessment. | hereditary hemochromatosis is one of the most frequent genetic disorders in europeans, but its prevalence in poland is still unknown. the aim of the study was an initial assessment of the prevalence of c282y and h62d hfe gene mutations and their influence on the course of chronic hepatitis c. forty-one patients were admitted to the department of infectious diseases, medical university of gdansk in 2000-2004 because of chronic liver diseases with accompanying disturbances in iron metabolism. gene ... | 2005 | 16273299 |