Hereditary hyperferritinaemia-cataract syndrome: A challenging diagnosis for the hepatogastroenterologist

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1247-1253

  Ferrante, Marc ^a   Geubel, André P ^b   Fevery, Johan ^a   Marogy, Ghada ^a   Horsmans, Yves ^b   Nevens, Frederik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b University Hospital   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cataract; Early onset cataract; Hereditary hyperferritinaemia cataract syndrome; HHCS; Hyperferritinaemia; Isolated hyperferritinaemia

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; IRON; TRANSFERRIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT DISORDER; BELGIUM; CATARACT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FAMILY; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; GENE; GENE LOCATION; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOME ANALYSIS; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HEREDITARY HYPERFERRITINEMIA CATARACT SYNDROME; HUMAN; HYPERFERRITINEMIA; IRON BLOOD LEVEL; IRON METABOLISM; IRON RESPONSIVE ELEMENT; LIVER BIOPSY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MICROCYTIC ANEMIA; ONSET AGE; PHENOTYPIC VARIATION; PHLEBOTOMY; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TRANSFERRIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APOFERRITINS; CATARACT; FEMALE; FERRITINS; HUMANS; IRON; IRON METABOLISM DISORDERS; IRON-REGULATORY PROTEINS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHENOTYPE; POINT MUTATION; SYNDROME;

EID: 27344455757     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042737-200511000-00016     Document Type: Article

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