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Do genetic variations in antioxidant enzymes influence the course of hereditary hemochromatosis?
Pierre Nahon1, Angela Sutton, Dominique Pessayre
1Hôpital Jean Verdier, AP-HP, Service d'Hépatologie, Bondy, France. pierre.nahon@jvr.aphp.fr
Abstract:
Iron-induced oxidative stress promotes hepatic injury in hereditary hemochromatosis, which can be influenced by genetic traits affecting antioxidant enzymes. We assessed the influence of Ala16Val-superoxide dismutase 2, Pro198Leu-glutathione peroxidase 1, and -463G/A-myeloperoxidase genotypes (high activity for the Ala, Pro, and G alleles, respectively) on the risks of cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in patients homozygous for the C282Y-hemochromatosis (HFE) gene mutation. Both the 2G-myeloperoxidase genotype and carriage of one or two copies of the Ala-superoxide dismutase 2 allele were more frequent in patients with cirrhosis or HCC. Patients cumulating these two genetic traits had higher rates of cirrhosis and HCC than other patients.
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