Iron homeostasis and H63D mutations in alcoholics with and without liver disease

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 106-111

  Machado, Mariana Verdelho ^a,b   Ravasco, Paula ^a   Martins, Alexandra ^a   Almeida, Maria Rosário ^c   Camilo, Maria Ermelinda ^a   Cortez Ṕinto, Helena ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b HOSPITAL DE SANTA MARIA   (Portugal)

^c Instituto de Medicina Molecular   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Alcoholic liver disease; H63D Hemochromatosis; HFE gene; Iron

Indexed keywords

HFE PROTEIN; IRON; TRANSFERRIN;

ADULT; AGE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPENSATED LIVER CIRRHOSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC RISK; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOTE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; IRON BINDING CAPACITY; IRON BLOOD LEVEL; IRON OVERLOAD; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; SEX RATIO; TRANSFERRIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 59249105966     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.15.106     Document Type: Article

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