Effect of ferroportin Q248H polymorphism on iron status in African children

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 82, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1102-1106

  Kasvosve, Ishmael ^a,c   Gomo, Zvenyika A R ^a   Nathoo, Kusum J ^a   Matibe, Petronella ^a   Mudenge, Boniface ^b   Loyevsky, Mark ^c   Gordeuk, Victor R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^b Andrew Fleming Hospital   (Zimbabwe)

^c HOWARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African children; Ferroportin mutation; Inflammation; Iron deficiency

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; FERROPORTIN 1; IRON; TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR; CATION TRANSPORT PROTEIN; FERRITIN; METAL TRANSPORTING PROTEIN 1;

AFRICA; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; GENE MUTATION; HETEROZYGOTE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFLAMMATION; IRON DEFICIENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; ZIMBABWE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; METABOLISM; MUTATION; NEGRO;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CATION TRANSPORT PROTEINS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ERYTHROCYTE INDICES; FEMALE; FERRITINS; HUMANS; INFANT; IRON; MALE; MUTATION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PREVALENCE; RECEPTORS, TRANSFERRIN; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 32944454860     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/82.5.1102     Document Type: Article

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