title: Iron, HFE mutations, and hepatocellular carcinoma: is hepatic iron a carcinogen?
authors.forename: George N
authors.initials: GN
authors.lastname: Ioannou
authors.forename: Kris V
authors.initials: KV
authors.lastname: Kowdley
mesh_terms: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000097:blood; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D005293:Ferritins / Q000097:blood; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease / Q000235:genetics; D000071020:Hemochromatosis Protein; D015395:Histocompatibility Antigens Class I / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007501:Iron / Q000378:metabolism; D008099:Liver / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D019656:Loss of Heterozygosity / Q000235:genetics; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D009154:Mutation / Q000235:genetics*; D012806:Siderosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D014168:Transferrin / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; C103673:HFE protein, human; D000071020:Hemochromatosis Protein; D015395:Histocompatibility Antigens Class I; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D014168:Transferrin; D005293:Ferritins; D007501:Iron