Article
Severity of iron overload of proband determines serum ferritin levels in families with HFE-related hemochromatosis: the HEmochromatosis FAmily Study.
Journal of hepatology - 1 Jan 2009
Jacobs Esther M G, Hendriks Jan C M, van Deursen Cees Th B M, Kreeftenberg Herman G, de Vries Richard A, Marx Joannes J M, Stalenhoef Anton F H, Verbeek André L M, Swinkels Dorine W
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND/AIMS: In families of patients with clinically detected hereditary hemochromatosis (HH) early screening has been suggested to prevent morbidity and mortality. Here, we aim to identify determinants for iron overload in first-degree family members of C282Y homozygous probands with clinica...
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