Effect of heredity on hemoglobin concentration.
We studied 5-year-old children and their patients in 80 families and observed an association between the hemoglobin concentrations of the children and their parents before and after iron medication. We speculate that inheritance may exert a significant influence; iron deficiency did not explain the finding.
Siimes
M A
MA
Children's Hospital, University of Helsinki, Finland.
Kallio
M J
MJ
Salmenperä
L
L
Perheentupa
J
J
D000740:Anemia / Q000097:blood / Q000235:genetics*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000032:analysis* / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D007501:Iron / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016014:Linear Models; D008297:Male
D006454:Hemoglobins; D007501:Iron