Mutation analysis of hepcidin and ferroportin genes in Italian prospective blood donors with iron overload

American Journal of Hematology

Volumn 84, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 592-593

  Duca, Lorena ^a   Delbini, Paola ^a   Nava, Isabella ^a   Vaja, Valentina ^a   Fiorelli, Gemino ^a   Cappellini, Maria Domenica ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERROPORTIN; HEPCIDIN; IRON;

ADULT; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; HEREDITARY HEMOCHROMATOSIS GENE; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IRON ABSORPTION; IRON BLOOD LEVEL; IRON OVERLOAD; ITALY; MALE; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDES; BLOOD DONORS; CATION TRANSPORT PROTEINS; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; IRON OVERLOAD; ITALY;

EID: 69549089731     PISSN: 03618609     EISSN: 10968652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajh.21465     Document Type: Article

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