Non-HFE hemochromatosis

Non-HFE hemochromatosis

Hereditary hemochromatosis (HH) is an autosomal recessive disorder classically related to HFE mutations. However, since 1996, it is known that HFE mutations explain about 80% of HH cases, with the remaining around 20% denominated non-HFE hemochromatosis. Nowadays, four main genes are implicated in t...

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Main Authors: Paulo Caleb Júnior de Lima Santos, Carla Luana Dinardo, Rodolfo Delfini Cançado, Isolmar Tadeu Schettert, José Eduardo Krieger, Alexandre Costa Pereira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2012-01-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Hematologia e Hemoterapia
Subjects:
Hemochromatosis
Iron overload
Iron metabolism disorders
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-84842012000400019

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