Transferrin saturation should not be corrected for body mass index in screening studies for haemochromatosis

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1003-1004

  Thorstensen, Ketil ^a   Åsberg, Arne ^a  

^a TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRANSFERRIN;

AGING; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY MASS; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HUMAN; LETTER; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; SEX DIFFERENCE;

BODY MASS INDEX; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS I; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; TRANSFERRIN;

EID: 33645782545     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2006.01.035     Document Type: Letter

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