HFE based re-evaluation of heterozygous hemochromatosis

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 111, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 356-361

  Moirand, Romain ^a,b   Guyader, Dominique ^a   Mendler, Michel Henry ^a   Jouanolle, Anne Marie ^b   Le Gall, Jean Yves ^b   David, Véronique ^b   Brissot, Pierre ^a   Deugnier, Yves ^b  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b PONTCHAILLOU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Ferritin; Hemochromatosis; HFE gene; Overweight; Transferrin saturation

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; FERRITIN; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; GLUCOSE; IRON; LIPID; TRANSFERRIN; HFE PROTEIN, HUMAN; HLA ANTIGEN; HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 1; MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GENE; GENE MUTATION; GENOTYPE; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HETEROZYGOSITY; HFE GENE; HLA SYSTEM; HUMAN; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; GENETICS; HETEROZYGOTE; METABOLISM; MUTATION;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; FEMALE; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HETEROZYGOTE; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS I; HLA ANTIGENS; HUMAN; IRON; MALE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MUTATION; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; HUMANS;

EID: 0036707789     PISSN: 01487299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.10547     Document Type: Article

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