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Iron metabolism in mynah birds (Gracula religiosa) resembles human hereditary haemochromatosis.
Avian pathology : journal of the W.V.P.A - 1 Dec 2003
Mete A, Hendriks H G, Klaren P H M, Dorrestein G M, van Dijk J E, Marx J J M
Abstract excerpt
Iron overload is a very frequent finding in several animal species and a genetic predisposition is suggested. In one of the most commonly reported species with susceptibility for iron overload (mynah bird), it was recently shown that the cause of this pathophysiology is high uptake and retention...
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