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Relationships of serum free thyroxine and erythrocyte measures in euthyroid HFE C282Y homozygotes and control subjects: the HEIRS study.
International journal of laboratory hematology - 1 Jun 2010
Barton J C, Leiendecker-Foster C, Reboussin D M, Adams P C, Acton R T, Eckfeldt J H
Abstract excerpt
Hemoglobin (Hb) levels and mean corpuscular volume (MCV) are abnormal in some persons with hemochromatosis or thyroid disorders. We sought to determine whether serum free thyroxine (T4) affects erythrocyte measures in euthyroid adults with or without C282Y homozygosity. We evaluated 488 white HFE C282Y homozygotes and controls (no HFE C282Y or H63D; normal serum iron measures) identified in screening; we excluded...
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