Article
Haemochromatosis.
Gut - 1 May 2003
Pietrangelo A
Abstract excerpt
Iron is an important component of the Earth's crust, but its own chemistry greatly limits utilisation and also sets the basis for its toxicity. The capacity of readily exchanging electrons in aerobic conditions makes iron essential for fundamental cell functions, such as DNA synthesis, transport of oxygen and electrons, and cell respiration. On the other hand, as humans have no means to control iron excretion,...
Topics
- Decision Trees
- Genetic Testing
- Hemochromatosis
- Hemochromatosis Protein
- Histocompatibility Antigens Class I
- Humans
- Iron
- Iron Overload
- Membrane Proteins
- Mutation