title: Hemochromatosis, HFE C282Y homozygosity, and polycystic ovary syndrome: report of two cases and possible effects of androgens and hepcidin.
authors.affiliation: Southern Iron Disorders Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA. ironmd@dnamail.com
authors.forename: James C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Barton
authors.forename: J Clayborn
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Barton
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000728:Androgens / Q000502:physiology*; D023181:Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006432:Hemochromatosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000503:physiopathology*; D000071020:Hemochromatosis Protein; D064451:Hepcidins; D015395:Histocompatibility Antigens Class I / Q000235:genetics*; D006720:Homozygote; D006801:Humans; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D011085:Polycystic Ovary Syndrome / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D000728:Androgens; D023181:Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides; C578702:HAMP protein, human; C103673:HFE protein, human; D000071020:Hemochromatosis Protein; D064451:Hepcidins; D015395:Histocompatibility Antigens Class I; D008565:Membrane Proteins