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A novel ferroportin mutation in a Canadian family with autosomal dominant hemochromatosis.
Blood cells, molecules & diseases - 1 Jan 2000
Morris Tara J, Litvinova Mariya M, Ralston Diana, Mattman Andre, Holmes Daniel, Lockitch Gillian
Abstract excerpt
We report a new mutation, Asn185Asp, in exon 6 of the ferroportin gene (FPN1) in 15 members of three successive generations of a Canadian family of Scandinavian origin with autosomal dominant hemochromatosis. Hyperferritinemia with low transferrin saturation was noted in younger family members, seven of whom were aged 20 years or less at the time of diagnosis. In those individuals first diagnosed with...
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