Iron overload is rare in patients homozygous for the H63D mutation

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 198-202

  Kelley, Melissa ^a   Joshi, Nikhil ^a   Xie, Yagang ^a   Borgaonkar, Mark ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ferritin; Hemochromatosis; HFE

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; FERRITIN; TRANSFERRIN; HFE PROTEIN, HUMAN; HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 1; IRON; MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC SCREENING; GENOTYPE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMAN; IRON OVERLOAD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PENETRANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; BLOOD; GENETICS; METABOLISM; POINT MUTATION;

ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; FEMALE; FERRITINS; GENETIC TESTING; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS I; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMANS; IRON; IRON OVERLOAD; MALE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MIDDLE AGED; PENETRANCE; POINT MUTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRANSFERRIN;

EID: 84902654426     PISSN: 22912789     EISSN: 22912797     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2014/468521     Document Type: Article

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