Alpha thalassaemia is associated with increased soluble transferrin receptor levels

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 365-369

  Rees, D C ^a,b   Williams, T N ^a   Maitland, K ^a   Clegg, J B ^a   Weatherall, D J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

thalassaemia; Ferritin; Iron; Malaria; Soluble transferrin receptor

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR;

AGE; ALPHA THALASSEMIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROPOIESIS; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; GENE DELETION; HUMAN; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; IRON DEFICIENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VANUATU;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ALPHA-THALASSEMIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ERYTHROPOIESIS; FEMALE; FERRITINS; GENOTYPE; GLOBINS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; RECEPTORS, TRANSFERRIN; SEX FACTORS; SOLUBILITY;

EID: 0031752982     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.1998.00971.x     Document Type: Article

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