A new syndrome of liver iron overload with normal transferrin saturation

Lancet

Volumn 349, Issue 9045, 1997, Pages 95-97

  Moirand, Romain ^a   Mortaji, Abdel Majid ^a   Loréal, Olivier ^a   Paillard, François ^b   Brissot, Pierre ^a   Deugnier, Yves ^a  

^a PONTCHAILLOU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b Hotel Dieu CHU Rennes   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; HLA A3 ANTIGEN; IRON; TRANSFERRIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; IRON OVERLOAD; LIVER DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031028026     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(96)06034-5     Document Type: Article

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