HFE gene in primary and secondary hepatic iron overload

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 13, Issue 35, 2007, Pages 4673-4689

  Sebastiani, Giada ^a   Walker, Ann P ^b  

^a VENETIAN INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR MEDICINE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic hepatitis C; Chronic liver diseases; Hepatic iron overload; Hereditary haemochromatosis; HFE gene

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; CHLOROQUINE; HEPCIDIN; HFE PROTEIN; INTERFERON; IRON;

ALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC RISK; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; IRON DEPLETION; IRON METABOLISM; IRON OVERLOAD; IRON STORAGE; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER DISEASE; NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PHLEBOTOMY; PORPHYRIA CUTANEA TARDA; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 34648831246     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i35.4673     Document Type: Review

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