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Clinical features and molecular analysis of seven British kindreds with hereditary hyperferritinaemia cataract syndrome.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG - 1 Oct 2004
Lachlan Katherine L, Temple I Karen, Mumford Andrew D
Abstract excerpt
Hereditary hyperferritinaemia cataract syndrome (HHCS) is an autosomal dominant disorder characterised by early onset cataracts and increased serum L-ferritin concentration. Affected individuals show nucleotide substitutions in the region of the L-ferritin gene (FTL) that encodes a regulatory sequence within the (mRNA)FTL termed the iron responsive element (IRE). We report the clinical features of seven HHCS...
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