The impact of HFE mutations on haemoglobin and iron status in individuals experiencing repeated iron loss through blood donation

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 156, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 388-401

  Mast, Alan E ^a,b   Lee, Tzong Hae ^c   Schlumpf, Karen S ^d   Wright, David J ^d   Johnson, Bryce ^d   Carrick, Danielle M ^d   Cable, Ritchard G ^e   Kiss, Joseph E ^f   Glynn, Simone A ^g   Steele, Whitney R ^d   Murphy, Edward L ^h   Sacher, Ronald ⁱ   Busch, Michael P ^c  

^a BLOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^c BLOOD SYSTEMS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d WESTAT   (United States)

^e AMERICAN RED CROSS BLOOD SERVICES   (United States)

^f INSTITUTE FOR TRANSFUSION MEDICINE   (United States)

^g NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood donor; Ferritin; Haemoglobin; HFE; Iron deficiency

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BLOOD DONOR; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROPOIESIS; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; GENE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; HEMOGLOBIN ANALYSIS; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HETEROZYGOTE; HFE GENE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HISPANIC; HUMAN; IRON ABSORPTION; IRON BLOOD LEVEL; IRON DEFICIENCY; IRON STORAGE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUTATION RATE; NEGRO; PHLEBOTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RETICULOCYTE HEMOGLOBIN CONTENT; SECONDARY ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BLOOD DONORS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; FERRITINS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GENOTYPE; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HEMOGLOBINS; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS I; HUMANS; IRON; MALE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION; RECEPTORS, TRANSFERRIN; RETICULOCYTE COUNT; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84855777756     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: 13652141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2011.08952.x     Document Type: Article

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