Comparison between phlebotomy and erythrocytapheresis of iron overload in patients with HFE gene mutations;Comparación de la flebotomía con eritrocitaféresis en la sobrecarga de hierro en portadores de mutaciones del gen HFE

Medicina Clinica

Volumn 127, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 409-412

  Fernández Mosteirín, Nuria ^a   Salvador Osuna, Carlos ^a   García Erce, José Antonio ^a   Orna, Elisa ^a   Pérez Lungmus, Gonzalo ^a   Giralt, Manuel ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO MIGUEL SERVET   (Spain)

Author keywords

Erythrocytapheresis; Iron; Phlebotomy

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; HEMOGLOBIN; HFE PROTEIN; IRON;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CYTAPHERESIS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ERYTHROCYTE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; IRON DEPLETION; IRON OVERLOAD; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; PHLEBOTOMY; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; SAFETY;

EID: 33750587359     PISSN: 00257753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1157/13092766     Document Type: Article

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