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Expression of hepcidin and other iron-related genes in type 3 hemochromatosis due to a novel mutation in transferrin receptor-2.
Haematologica - 1 Feb 2009
Pelucchi Sara, Mariani Raffaella, Trombini Paola, Coletti Sabina, Pozzi Matteo, Paolini Valentina, Barisani Donatella, Piperno Alberto
Abstract excerpt
Transferrin receptor-2 (TFR2) regulates hepatic hepcidin secretion and when mutated causes type-3 hemochromatosis. No functional study is available in humans. We studied a 47 year-old woman with hemochromatosis. TFR2 DNA and its hepatic transcript were directly sequenced. Hepatic expression of hepcidin and other iron-related genes were measured by qRT-PCR. Urinary hepcidin was measured at baseline and after an...
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