Clinical consequences of iron overload in hemochromatosis homozygotes

Blood. 2003 May 1;101(9):3351-3; discussion 3354-8. doi: 10.1182/blood-2002-11-3453.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Age Distribution
  • Aged
  • Amino Acid Substitution
  • Blood Donors
  • California / epidemiology
  • Codon / genetics
  • Female
  • Ferritins / blood
  • Genetic Predisposition to Disease
  • Hemochromatosis / complications*
  • Hemochromatosis / genetics
  • Hemochromatosis / therapy
  • Hemochromatosis Protein
  • Histocompatibility Antigens Class I / genetics*
  • Homozygote
  • Humans
  • Iron / blood
  • Iron Overload / epidemiology
  • Iron Overload / etiology
  • Iron Overload / pathology*
  • Male
  • Mass Screening
  • Membrane Proteins / genetics*
  • Middle Aged
  • Mutation, Missense
  • Norway / epidemiology
  • Observer Variation
  • Penetrance
  • Phlebotomy
  • Point Mutation
  • Selection Bias
  • Transferrin / analysis

Substances

  • Codon
  • HFE protein, human
  • Hemochromatosis Protein
  • Histocompatibility Antigens Class I
  • Membrane Proteins
  • Transferrin
  • Ferritins
  • Iron