Mutations in the hereditary hemochromatosis gene are not associated with the increased body iron stores observed in overweight and obese women with polycystic ovary syndrome [1]

Diabetes Care

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 2556-

  Botella Carretero, José I ^a   Luque Ramírez, Manuel ^a   Álvarez Blasco, Francisco ^a   San Millán, José L ^a   Escobar Morreale, Héctor F ^a  

^a HOSPITAL RAMÓN Y CAJAL   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; HFE PROTEIN; IRON;

ALLELE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; GENE MUTATION; GENOTYPE; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; IRON BLOOD LEVEL; IRON STORAGE; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBESITY; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM;

FEMALE; FERRITINS; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS I; HUMANS; IRON; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; OBESITY; POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME;

EID: 33845497757     PISSN: 01495992     EISSN: 01495992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2337/dc06-1655     Document Type: Letter

References (2)

1. Escobar-Morreale HF, Luque-Ramírez M, Alvarez-Blasco F, Botella-Carretero JI, Sancho J, San Millán JL: Body iron stores are increased in overweight and obese women with polycystic ovary syndrome (Brief Report). Diabetes Care 28:2042-2044, 2005
2. Sanchez M, Bruguera M, Bosch J, Rodes J, Ballesta F, Oliva R: Prevalence of the Cys282Tyr and His63Asp HFE gene mutations in Spanish patients with hereditary hemochromatosis and in controls. J Hepatol 29:725-728, 1998