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A novel mutation in ferroportin implicated in iron overload.
Journal of hepatology - 1 May 2007
Wallace Daniel F, Dixon Jeannette L, Ramm Grant A, Anderson Gregory J, Powell Lawrie W, Subramaniam V Nathan
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BACKGROUND/AIMS: Hereditary iron overload is associated with mutations in a number of genes involved in the regulation of iron metabolism. In this study we examined the molecular basis of iron overload in an individual from New Zealand and characterised the molecular and cellular defect. METHODS: We analysed the ferroportin gene and a control population was screened using allele-specific PCR and denaturation...
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