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Non-HFE hemochromatosis.
Seminars in liver disease - 1 Nov 2005
Pietrangelo Antonello
Abstract excerpt
The term "non-HFE hemochromatosis" (non-HFE HC) refers to several phenotypically similar but genetically distinct forms of hereditary hemochromatosis affecting individuals without pathogenic mutations of HFE. The involved genes are, sinsu strictu, transferrin receptor 2 (TfR2), hemojuvelin (HJV), and hepcidin (HAMP). Non-HFE HC share common pathogenic and clinical features with HFE HC. However, depending on the...
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