Environmental and genetic modifiers of the progression to fibrosis and cirrhosis in hemochromatosis

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Hemochromatosis is a disease related to a relatively common and easily identifiable genetic defect, but the extent of clinical expression is variable and to a large extent remains unexplained. But this review explores recent developments in knowledge of environmental and genetic modifiers of this process.

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