Iron, HFE mutations, and hepatocellular carcinoma: is hepatic iron a carcinogen?

Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2003 Jul;1(4):246-8.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Editorial
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Biomarkers, Tumor / blood
  • Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / genetics*
  • Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / metabolism
  • Ferritins / blood
  • Genetic Predisposition to Disease / genetics
  • Hemochromatosis Protein
  • Histocompatibility Antigens Class I / genetics*
  • Histocompatibility Antigens Class I / metabolism
  • Humans
  • Iron / metabolism
  • Liver / metabolism
  • Liver / pathology
  • Liver Cirrhosis / genetics
  • Liver Cirrhosis / metabolism
  • Liver Neoplasms / genetics*
  • Liver Neoplasms / metabolism
  • Loss of Heterozygosity / genetics
  • Membrane Proteins / genetics*
  • Membrane Proteins / metabolism
  • Mutation / genetics*
  • Siderosis / genetics
  • Siderosis / metabolism
  • Transferrin / metabolism

Substances

  • Biomarkers, Tumor
  • HFE protein, human
  • Hemochromatosis Protein
  • Histocompatibility Antigens Class I
  • Membrane Proteins
  • Transferrin
  • Ferritins
  • Iron