title: Bloodletting ameliorates insulin sensitivity and secretion in parallel to reducing liver iron in carriers of HFE gene mutations: response to Equitani et al.
authors.forename: Luca
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Valenti
authors.forename: Paola
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dongiovanni
authors.forename: Anna Ludovica
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Fracanzani
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fargion
mesh_terms: D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000097:blood / Q000235:genetics; D005951:Glucose Tolerance Test; D000071020:Hemochromatosis Protein; D015395:Histocompatibility Antigens Class I / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000378:metabolism; D007333:Insulin Resistance; D000078790:Insulin Secretion; D007501:Iron / Q000378:metabolism*; D008099:Liver / Q000378:metabolism*; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D009154:Mutation; D018962:Phlebotomy
chemical_list: C103673:HFE protein, human; D000071020:Hemochromatosis Protein; D015395:Histocompatibility Antigens Class I; D007328:Insulin; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D007501:Iron