Transferrin saturation should not be corrected for body mass index in screening studies for haemochromatosis

J Hepatol. 2006 May;44(5):1003-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2006.01.035. Epub 2006 Mar 9.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Body Mass Index*
  • Hemochromatosis / diagnosis*
  • Hemochromatosis / genetics*
  • Hemochromatosis / metabolism
  • Hemochromatosis Protein
  • Histocompatibility Antigens Class I / genetics*
  • Humans
  • Mass Screening
  • Membrane Proteins / genetics*
  • Transferrin / metabolism*

Substances

  • HFE protein, human
  • Hemochromatosis Protein
  • Histocompatibility Antigens Class I
  • Membrane Proteins
  • Transferrin