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Increased DMT1 but not IREG1 or HFE mRNA following iron depletion therapy in hereditary haemochromatosis.
Gut - 1 Aug 2004
Kelleher T, Ryan E, Barrett S, Sweeney M, Byrnes V, O'Keane C, Crowe J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: While upregulation of divalent metal transporter 1 (DMT1) and iron regulated gene 1 (IREG1) within duodenal enterocytes is reported in patients with hereditary haemochromatosis (HH), these findings are controversial. Furthermore, the effect of HFE, the gene mutated in HH, on expression of these molecules is unclear. This study examines duodenal expression of these three molecules in HH...
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