Evidence of genetic transmission in African iron overload

Blood

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 1076-1082

  Moyo, Victor M ^b   Mandishona, Eberhard ^b   Hasstedt, Sandra J ^b   Gangaidzo, Innocent T ^b   Gomo, Zvenyika A R ^b   Khumalo, Hlosukwazi ^b   Saungweme, Thokozile ^b   Kiire, Clement F ^b   Paterson, Alan C ^b   Bloom, Peter ^b   MacPhail, A Patrick ^b   Rouault, Tracey ^b   Gordeuk, Victor R ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; FERRITIN; IRON; TRANSFERRIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; IRON OVERLOAD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SOUTH AFRICA; TRANSFERRIN BLOOD LEVEL; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; ZIMBABWE;

ADULT; AFRICA; AGED; ALLELES; ASCORBIC ACID; BEER; DIET; FEMALE; FERRITINS; GENE FREQUENCY; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; IRON; IRON OVERLOAD; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEDIGREE; PROTEIN BINDING; SOUTH AFRICA; TRANSFERRIN; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 0032005180     PISSN: 00064971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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