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Genetic abnormalities and juvenile hemochromatosis: mutations of the HJV gene encoding hemojuvelin.
Blood - 15 Jun 2004
Lee Pauline L, Beutler Ernest, Rao Sreenivas V, Barton James C
Abstract excerpt
Juvenile hemochromatosis is an early-onset form of iron storage disease characterized by hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism and cardiomyopathy. Recently, the putative causative gene (LOC148738) encoding a protein designated hemojuvelin was cloned. The previously proposed designation of this gene as HFE2 is contrary to established convention, because it is not a member of the HFE family. We suggest that it be...
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