Recent advances in understanding haemochromatosis: a transition state.
Mutations in the hepcidin gene HAMP and the hemojuvelin gene HJV have recently been shown to result in juvenile haemochromatosis (JH). Hepcidin is an antimicrobial peptide that plays a key role in regulating intestinal iron absorption. Hepcidin levels are reduced in patients with haemochromatosis du...
| Principais autores: | , , , , , , , |
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| Formato: | Journal article |
| Idioma: | English |
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2004
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