Hyperferritinaemia in the absence of iron overload

Gut

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 408-410

  Arnold, J D ^a,c   Mumford, A D ^a   Lindsay, J O ^a   Hegde, U ^a   Hagan, M ^a   Hawkins, J R ^b  

^a EALING HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c EALING HOSPITAL NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cataract; Ferritin; Hereditary haemochromatosis; Hyperferritinaema; Iron overload

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; IRON; IRON REGULATORY FACTOR; TRANSFERRIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT INHERITANCE; CASE REPORT; CATARACT; CHROMOSOME 19; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA SEQUENCE; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC DISORDER; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HUMAN; HYPERFERRITINEMIA; IRON BLOOD LEVEL; IRON OVERLOAD; POINT MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSFERRIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0030767125     PISSN: 00175749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/gut.41.3.408     Document Type: Article

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