Defective release of Hepcidin not defective synthesis is the primary pathogenic mechanism in HFE-Haemochromatosis.

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Recent findings indicate a principal role for Hepcidin in iron homeostasis. Hepcidin is also thought to play a vital role in the pathogenic mechanism of anaemia in patients with inflammation or chronic disease. Under normal conditions influx and efflux of iron from duodenal enterocytes is regulated by Ferroportin. Ferroportin is a Hepcidin binding protein expressed in duodenal enterocytes. Hepcidin is a peptide...

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