[Hereditary and acquired iron overload].

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Since the discovery of HFE gene in 1996, considerable progress has been made concerning the iron-metabolism and its major abnormalities. Five types of hereditary hemochromatosis are actually known: type 1 (HFE gene), type 2A (HJV gene), type 2B (HAMP gene), type 3 (TfR2 gene), type 4 (SLC40A1 gene). The HFE C282Y +/+ mutation is responsible for the most frequent type of hemochromatosis in France. Various...

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