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Soluble transferrin receptor and mutations in hemochromatosis and transferrin genes in a general Catalan population.
Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry - 1 Mar 2005
Bérez Victória, Camps Jordi, Arija Victoria, Aranda Núria, Fernández-Ballart Joan, Vilella Elisabet, Figuera Lídia, Ferré Natália, Joven Jorge
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The measurement of soluble transferrin receptor (sTfR) has been proposed as a valuable marker of erythropoietic activity and iron status. However, the possibility that mutations in HFE and/or transferrin genes have a direct effect on this parameter has not been sufficiently investigated. The present report addresses this point in the general population. METHODS: Serum sTfR, ferritin, iron and...
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