Genetic determinants of iron metabolism plasma phenotypes and their relationship with risk of thrombosis

Haematologica

Volumn 88, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1436-1438

  Souto, Juan Carlos ^a   Remacha, Angel ^a   Buil, Alfonso ^a   Almasyl, Laura ^b   Blangero, John ^b   Fontcuberta, Jordi ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE LA SANTA CREU I SANT PAU   (Spain)

^b SOUTHWEST FOUNDATION FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Family studies; Genetics; Heritability; Iron metabolism; Thrombosis

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; IRON; TRANSFERRIN; TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COLORIMETRY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENETIC RISK; HEREDITY; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; IRON BINDING CAPACITY; IRON BLOOD LEVEL; IRON METABOLISM; PHENOTYPE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SPAIN; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0346733120     PISSN: 03906078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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