Article
Determinants of disease expression in Australian haemochromatosis patients.
Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology - 1 Nov 1996
Crawford D H
Abstract excerpt
Many of the clinical manifestations of haemochromatosis are determined by the hepatic iron concentration which, in turn, may be influenced by environmental and genetic factors. The environmental factors that influence iron stores include age, gender and blood loss (pathological and physiological)...
Topics
- Age Factors
- Australia
- Blood Donors
- Hemochromatosis
- Humans
- Iron
- Iron, Dietary
- Phenotype
- Risk Factors
- Sex Factors