The effect of transferrin polymorphisms on iron metabolism

Blood Cells, Molecules, and Diseases

Volumn 25, Issue 5-6, 1999, Pages 374-379

  Lee, P L ^a   Ho, N J ^a   Olson, R ^a   Beutler, E ^a  

^a SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ferritin; Hemochromatosis; HFE

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; HEMOGLOBIN; TRANSFERRIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HETEROZYGOSITY; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; IRON BINDING CAPACITY; IRON METABOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSFERRIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0033391822     PISSN: 10799796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bcmd.1999.0267     Document Type: Article

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