From: Gene expression profiling of Hfe-/-liver and duodenum in mouse strains with differing susceptibilities to iron loading: identification of transcriptional regulatory targets of Hfe and potential hemochromatosis modifiers
C57BL/6 strain
DBA/2 strain
Hfe -/-
Hfe +/+
P
Total cholesterol (mg/ml)
0.93 ± 0.24
1.07 ± 0.05
0.28
1.46 ± 0.25
1.17 ± 0.13
0.04
HDL-cholesterol (mg/ml)
0.71 ± 0.18
0.86 ± 0.05
0.16
1.14 ± 0.11
0.97 ± 0.08
0.02