title: Effect of heredity on hemoglobin concentration.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Children's Hospital, University of Helsinki, Finland.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Siimes
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Kallio
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Salmenperä
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Perheentupa
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D006454:Hemoglobins; D007501:Iron