Identification of a common variant in the TFR2 gene implicated in the physiological regulation of serum iron levels

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1232-1240

  Pichler, Irene ^a,b   Minelli, Cosetta ^a,b   Sanna, Serena ^c   Tanaka, Toshiko ^d   Schwienbacher, Christine ^a,b,e   Naitza, Silvia ^c   Porcu, Eleonora ^c   Pattaro, Cristian ^a,b   Busonero, Fabio ^c   Zanon, Alessandra ^a,b   Maschio, Andrea ^c   Melville, Scott A ^a,b,f   Grazia piras, Maria ^c   Longo, Dan L ^d   Guralnik, Jack ^g   Hernandez, Dena ^d   Bandinelli, Stefania ^h   Aigner, Elmar ⁱ   Murphy, Anthony T ^j   Wroblewski, Victor ^j   Marroni, Fabio ^a,b,k   Theurl, Igor ^l   Gnewuch, Carsten ^m   Schadt, Eric ⁿ   Mitterer, Manfred ^o   Schlessinger, David ^d   Ferrucci, Luigi ^d   Witcher, Derrick R ^j   Hicks, Andrew A ^a,b   Weiss, Günter ^l   Uda, Manuela ^c   Pramstaller, Peter P ^a,b,p   more..

^a INSTITUTE FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

^c CNR   (Italy)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^f BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g Laboratory of Epidemiology   (United States)

^h SANTA MARIA ANNUNZIATA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

ⁱ Salzburger Landeskliniken   (Austria)

^j ELI LILLY AND COMPANY   (United States)

^k IGA   (Italy)

^l INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

^m UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

ⁿ PACIFIC BIOSCIENCES   (United States)

^o FRANZ TAPPEINER HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^p General Central Hospital   (Italy)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; HEPCIDIN; HFE PROTEIN; IRON; THYMIDYLATE SYNTHASE; TRANSFERRIN; TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR 2;

ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCUS; GENE REPLICATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HORMONE URINE LEVEL; HUMAN; IRON BLOOD LEVEL; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIATION; HUMANS; IRON; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; RECEPTORS, TRANSFERRIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952016793     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: 14602083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddq552     Document Type: Article

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