Serum transferrin saturation increase is associated with decrease of antibacterial activity of serum in patients with HFE-related genetic hemochromatosis

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 103, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 2502-2508

  Jolivet Gougeon, Anne ^a,e   Loréal, Olivier ^b   Ingels, Anne ^b   Danic, Bruno ^c   Ropert, Martine ^b   Bardou Jacquet, Edouard ^b   Aqodad, Nourdin ^b   Aussant Bertel, Françoise ^c   Ferec, Claude ^d   Brissot, Pierre ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^b PONTCHAILLOU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^c ETABLISSEMENT FRANÇAIS DU SANG   (France)

^d BREST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; HFE PROTEIN; TRANSFERRIN;

ADULT; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC DISORDER; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HUMAN; IRON OVERLOAD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; TRANSFERRIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 53149150204     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: 15720241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2008.02036.x     Document Type: Article

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