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The regulation of cellular iron metabolism.
Critical reviews in clinical laboratory sciences - 1 Jan 2007
Chua Anita C G, Graham Ross M, Trinder Debbie, Olynyk John K
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While iron is an essential trace element required by nearly all living organisms, deficiencies or excesses can lead to pathological conditions such as iron deficiency anemia or hemochromatosis, respectively. A decade has passed since the discovery of the hemochromatosis gene, HFE, and our understanding of hereditary hemochromatosis (HH) and iron metabolism in health and a variety of diseases has progressed...
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