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ArticleBMC medical genetics2010

Hereditary hemochromatosis (HFE) genotypes in heart failure: relation to etiology and prognosis.

Daniel V Møller, Redi Pecini, Finn Gustafsson, Christian Hassager, Paula Hedley, Cathrine Jespersgaard, Christian Torp-Pedersen, Michael Christiansen, Lars V Køber, EchoCardiography and Heart Outcome Study Investigators

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Article in BMC medical genetics, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Daniel V MøllerDepartment of Cardiology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark. dvm@ssi.dk
Redi Pecini
Finn Gustafsson
Christian Hassager
Paula Hedley
Cathrine Jespersgaard
Christian Torp-Pedersen
Michael Christiansen
Lars V Køber
EchoCardiography and Heart Outcome Study Investigators
Copenhagen University Hospital · DKStatens Serum Institut · DK

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIt is believed that hereditary hemochromatosis (HH) might play a role in cardiac disease (heart failure (HF) and ischemia). Mutations within several genes are HH-associated, the most common being the HFE gene. In a large cohort of HF patients, we sought to determine the etiological role and the prognostic significance of HFE genotypes.

methodsWe studied 667 HF patients (72.7% men) with depressed systolic function, enrolled in a multicentre trial with a follow-up period of up to 5 years. All were genotyped for the known HFE variants C282Y, H63D and S65C.

resultsThe genotype and allele frequencies in the HF group were similar to the frequencies determined in the general Danish population. In multivariable analysis mortality was not predicted by C282Y-carrier status (HR 1.2, 95% CI: 0.8-1.7); H63D-carrier status (HR 1.0, 95% CI: 0.7-1.3); nor S65C-carrier status (HR 1.2, 95% CI: 0.7-2.0). We identified 27 (4.1%) homozygous or compound heterozygous carriers of HFE variants. None of these carriers had a clinical presentation suggesting hemochromatosis, but hemoglobin and ferritin levels were higher than in the rest of the cohort. Furthermore, a trend towards reduced mortality was seen in this group in univariate analyses (HR 0.4, 95% CI: 0.2-0.9, p = 0.03), but not in multivariate (HR 0.5, 95% CI: 0.2-1.2).

conclusionHFE genotypes do not seem to be a significant contributor to the etiology of heart failure in Denmark. HFE variants do not affect mortality in HF.

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AdultAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleGene FrequencyGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenotypeHeart FailureHemochromatosisHemochromatosis ProteinHistocompatibility Antigens Class IHumansMaleMembrane ProteinsMiddle AgedPolymorphism, Single NucleotideHemochromatosis ProteinHFE protein, humanHistocompatibility Antigens Class IMembrane Proteins

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