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Clinical severity and thermodynamic effects of iron-responsive element mutations in hereditary hyperferritinemia-cataract syndrome.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 10 Sept 1999
Allerson C R, Cazzola M, Rouault T A
Abstract excerpt
Hereditary hyperferritinemia-cataract syndrome (HHCS) is a novel genetic disorder characterized by elevated serum ferritin and early onset cataract formation. The excessive ferritin production in HHCS patients arises from aberrant regulation of L-ferritin translation caused by mutations within the iron-responsive element (IRE) of the L-ferritin transcript. IREs serve as binding sites for iron regulatory proteins...
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