Juvenile hemochromatosis associated with pathogenic mutations of adult hemochromatosis genes.

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BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Juvenile hemochromatosis is a severe form of hereditary iron overload that has thus far been linked to pathogenic mutations of the gene coding for hemojuvelin (HJV), on chromosome 1, or, more rarely, that coding for hepcidin ( HAMP ), on chromosome 19. A milder adult-onset form is due to pathogenic mutations of HFE or, rarely, serum transferrin receptor 2. METHODS: We studied a pedigree with...

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