Article
Transferrin types, iron-binding capacity and body iron stores.
Human heredity - 1 Jan 2000
Sikström C, Beckman L, Hallmans G, Asplund K
Abstract excerpt
Increased body iron stores and transferrin (TF) variants have been found to be associated with adverse health effects believed to be caused by oxygen free radicals. Previous attempts to establish a relationship between TF types, serum TF concentrations and iron-binding have been inconclusive. We...
Topics
- Alleles
- Analysis of Variance
- Chi-Square Distribution
- Female
- Ferritins
- Genetic Variation
- Humans
- Iron
- Male
- Protein Binding
- Sex Factors
- Sweden
- Transferrin
