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| Santos,P.C.J.L.; Cançado,R.D.; Terada,C.T.; Rostelato,S.; Gonzales,I.; Hirata,R.D.C.; Hirata,M.H.; Chiattone,C.S.; Guerra-Shinohara,E.M.. |
| Mutations of the HFE and TFR2 genes have been associated with iron overload. HFE and TFR2 mutations were assessed in blood donors, and the relationship with iron status was evaluated. Subjects (N = 542) were recruited at the Hemocentro da Santa Casa de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. Iron status was not influenced by HFE mutations in women and was independent of blood donation frequency. In contrast, men carrying the HFE 282CY genotype had lower total iron-binding capacity (TIBC) than HFE 282CC genotype carriers. Men who donated blood for the first time and were carriers of the HFE 282CY genotype had higher transferrin saturation values and lower TIBC concentrations than those with the homozygous wild genotype for the HFE C282Y mutation. Moreover, in this... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: HFE; TFR2; Gene mutations; Blood donors; Iron status. |
| Ano: 2010 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2010000100015 |
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