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Genes that modify the hemochromatosis phenotype in mice.
The Journal of clinical investigation - 1 May 2000
Levy J E, Montross L K, Andrews N C
Abstract excerpt
Hereditary hemochromatosis (HH) is a prevalent human disease caused by a mutation in HFE, which encodes an atypical HLA class I protein involved in regulation of intestinal iron absorption. To gain insight into the pathogenesis of hemochromatosis, we have bred Hfe knockout mice to strains carryin...
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