Association of ferroportin Q248H polymorphism with elevated levels of serum ferritin in African Americans in the Hemochromatosis and Iron Overload Screening (HEIRS) Study

Blood Cells, Molecules, and Diseases

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 247-252

  Rivers, Charles A ^a   Barton, James C ^b   Gordeuk, Victor R ^c   Acton, Ronald T ^a   Speechley, Mark R ^d   Snively, Beverly M ^e   Leiendecker Foster, Catherine ^f   Press, Richard D ^g   Adams, Paul C ^h   McLaren, Gordon D ⁱ   Dawkins, Fitzroy W ^c   McLaren, Christine E ^j   Reboussin, David M ^d  

^a Epidemiology and International Health   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN IRON DISORDERS CENTER   (United States)

^c HOWARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^e WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^g OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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Author keywords

Genetics; Mutation; Transferrin saturation

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; FERROPORTIN 1; GLUTAMINE; HISTIDINE; TRANSFERRIN;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; FPN1 GENE; GENE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC SCREENING; GENOTYPE PHENOTYPE CORRELATION; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HETEROZYGOSITY; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; IRON OVERLOAD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN POLYMORPHISM; TRANSFERRIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; CATION TRANSPORT PROTEINS; FEMALE; FERRITINS; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HUMANS; IRON OVERLOAD; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 34047198023     PISSN: 10799796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bcmd.2006.12.002     Document Type: Article

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