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A single-nucleotide polymorphism in transferrin is associated with soluble transferrin receptor in Chinese adolescents.
Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition - 1 Jan 2000
Piao Wei, Wang Li, Zhang Ting, Wang Zhen, Shangguan Shaofang, Sun Jing, Huo Junsheng
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Associations between genetic variants in the hepcidin regulation pathway and iron status have been reported in previous studies. Most of these studies were conducted in populations of European descent and relatively few studies have been conducted in Chinese populations. In this study, we evaluated associations between single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the hepcidin regulation...
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