Article
Common Variants and Haplotypes in the TF, TNF-α, and TMPRSS6 Genes Are Associated with Iron Status in a Female Black South African Population.
The Journal of nutrition - 1 May 2015
Gichohi-Wainaina Wanjiku N, Melse-Boonstra Alida, Swinkels Dorine W, Zimmermann Michael B, Feskens Edith J, Towers G Wayne
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: It is unknown whether single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), associated with iron status in European and Asian populations, have the same relation within the African population. OBJECTIVES: We investigated associations of reported SNPs with iron markers in a South African cohort. METHODS: Hemoglobin concentration, serum ferritin (SF) and soluble transferrin receptor (sTfR) concentrations, and body...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
