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Iron-Refractory Iron Deficiency Anemia (IRIDA)
Heeney MM, Finberg KE. Iron-Refractory Iron Deficiency Anemia (IRIDA). Hematology/Oncology Clinics Of North America 2014, 28: 637-652. PMID: 25064705, DOI: 10.1016/j.hoc.2014.04.009.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsIron deficiency anemiaIron-refractory iron deficiency anemiaDeficiency anemiaChronic blood lossOral iron supplementationParenteral iron therapyInadequate dietary intakeSingle clinical entitySystemic iron homeostasisIron therapyBlood lossClinical featuresClinical entityIron supplementationDietary intakeAnemiaMultiple family membersCommon global problemTMPRSS6 geneRecent genetic studiesFamily membersIron homeostasisEtiologyTherapyIntake
2001
Mutations in the Na-Cl Cotransporter Reduce Blood Pressure in Humans
Cruz D, Simon D, Nelson-Williams C, Farhi A, Finberg K, Burleson L, Gill J, Lifton R. Mutations in the Na-Cl Cotransporter Reduce Blood Pressure in Humans. Hypertension 2001, 37: 1458-1464. PMID: 11408395, DOI: 10.1161/01.hyp.37.6.1458.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLower blood pressureBlood pressureGitelman syndromeHypokalemic alkalosisReduces Blood PressureHigh salt intakeReduced blood pressureDiastolic blood pressureHigh blood pressureWild-type subjectsNa-Cl cotransporterFamily membersSalt intakeRenal saltClinical consequencesEpidemiological studiesGeneral populationHeterozygous childrenSyndromeHeterozygote subjectsGenetic testingLower ageSalt homeostasisSignificant predictorsHypertension