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Two new human DMT1 gene mutations in a patient with microcytic anemia, low ferritinemia, and liver iron overload.
Blood - 15 May 2006
Beaumont Carole, Delaunay Jean, Hetet Gilles, Grandchamp Bernard, de Montalembert Mariane, Tchernia Gil
Abstract excerpt
DMT1 mediates the pH-dependent uptake of Fe(2+) from the diet in duodenal enterocytes and in most other cells. It transfers iron from the endosomes to the cytosol following the uptake of the transferrin-transferrin receptor complex. DMT1 mutations are responsible for severe hypochromic microcytic anemia in rodents and in 2 human patients described recently. We report a compound heterozygote for 2 new DMT1...
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