Haemochromatosis: Iron still matters

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 237-242

  Bassett, M L ^a,b  

^a CANBERRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

C282Y; Diagnosis; Haemochromatosis; HFE; Iron overload

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; IRON;

FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HEPATITIS; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; IRON OVERLOAD; IRON STORAGE; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER INJURY; LIVER TUMOR; PHLEBOTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HUMANS; IRON; IRON OVERLOAD; MUTATION;

EID: 0034948661     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1445-5994.2001.00050.x     Document Type: Review

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