title: HLA-A3 and serum iron. A study in an Irish control population.
abstract: In a control population of 127 healthy adults in the West of Ireland, the possession of the HLA-antigens associated with idiopathic haemochromatosis (IH), i.e. HLA-A3, B7 and B14 was not accompanied by higher levels of serum iron, total iron binding capacity (TIBC) or transferrin saturation (TS%). HLA-A3 does not appear to confer enhanced ability to absorb dietary iron.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005787:Gene Frequency; D006680:HLA Antigens / Q000235:genetics*; D006432:Hemochromatosis / Q000097:blood* / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D007501:Iron / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D006680:HLA Antigens; D007501:Iron