Article
Idiopathic hemochromatosis: a study in a large Puerto Rican family.
Puerto Rico health sciences journal - 1 Dec 1993
Vargas C A, Rubio C E, Rodríguez-Trinidad A, Torres E A
Abstract excerpt
We studied 13 first-degree relatives in a large family with an index case of idiopathic hemochromatosis to detect the relatives with evidence of iron overloading. Serum iron, total iron binding capacity (TIBC), and serum ferritin levels were measured in all family members. We also performed HLA t...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Child
- Female
- Ferritins
- Genotype
- HLA Antigens
- Hemochromatosis
- Humans
- Iron
- Male
- Puerto Rico