Article
The iron reabsorption index: a new phenotypic and pathophysiological descriptor in HFE hemochromatosis.
European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology - 1 Nov 2013
Manet Ghislain, Bardou-Jacquet Edouard, Perrin Michèle, Morcet Jeff, Sinteff Jean-Paul, Lainé Fabrice, Moirand Romain, Deugnier Yves
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The current phenotypic descriptors of high Fe gene hemochromatosis are hardly specific and time dependent in a context of highly variable expressivity. We hypothesized that the rate of iron removed during maintenance therapy and corresponding to the iron reabsorption index (IRI) could be patient specific and may then represent a new useful phenotypic marker. AIM: The present study aimed to describe...
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