Effects of HFE gene mutations and alcohol on iron status, liver biochemistry and morbidity

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1435-1441

  Olynyk, John K ^a,b,c   Knuiman, Matthew W ^d   Divitini, Mark L ^d   Bartholomew, Helen C ^d   Cullen, Digby J ^b   Powell, Lawrie W ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b FREMANTLE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^e ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Ferritin; HFE gene; Iron; Morbidity

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALCOHOL; FERRITIN; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; IRON; HFE PROTEIN, HUMAN; HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 1; MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CELL VOLUME; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; FOLLOW UP; GENE; GENE MUTATION; HFE GENE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; IRON BLOOD LEVEL; LIVER FUNCTION; MALE; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; BIOSYNTHESIS; BLOOD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; GENETICS; HOSPITALIZATION; LIVER; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; LUNG DISEASE; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; METABOLISM; MUTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; RISK; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ALCOHOL DRINKING; AUSTRALIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ERYTHROCYTE INDICES; FEMALE; FERRITINS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GAMMA-GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS I; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LIVER; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MUTATION; RISK; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 33644658947     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: 14401746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2005.03967.x     Document Type: Article

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