The CD8+ T-lymphocyte profile as a modifier of iron overload in HFE hemochromatosis: An update of clinical and immunological data from 70 C282Y homozygous subjects

Blood Cells, Molecules, and Diseases

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 33-39

  Cruz, Eugénia ^a,b,c   Melo, Graça ^a   Lacerda, Rosa ^b   Almeida, Susana ^c   Porto, Graça ^a,b,c  

^a HOSPITAL DE SANTO ANTÓNIO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Age; CD8+ T lymphocytes; Hemochromatosis; Iron stores; Modifiers of expression

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; HFE PROTEIN; TRANSFERRIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CD8+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENETIC DISORDER; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; IRON OVERLOAD; IRON STORAGE; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PHLEBOTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 33745963451     PISSN: 10799796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bcmd.2006.04.004     Document Type: Article

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