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Exogenous iron increases hemoglobin in beta-thalassemic mice.
Experimental hematology - 1 Feb 2009
Ginzburg Yelena Z, Rybicki Anne C, Suzuka Sandra M, Hall Charles B, Breuer William, Cabantchik Z Ioav, Bouhassira Eric E, Fabry Mary E, Nagel Ronald L
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Beta-thalassemia results from beta-globin gene mutations that lead to ineffective erythropoiesis, shortened red cell survival, and anemia. Patients with beta-thalassemia develop iron overload, despite which, hepcidin levels are low. This suggests that hepcidin regulation in beta-thalassemia is more sensitive to factors unrelated to iron state. Our preliminary data demonstrates that Hbb(th1/th1) mice, a...
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