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A new mutation in the hepcidin promoter impairs its BMP response and contributes to a severe phenotype in HFE related hemochromatosis.
Haematologica - 1 May 2009
Island Marie-Laure, Jouanolle Anne-Marie, Mosser Annick, Deugnier Yves, David Véronique, Brissot Pierre, Loréal Olivier
Abstract excerpt
Low levels of hepcidin are responsible for the development of iron overload in p.Cys282Tyr HFE related hemochromatosis. Every genetic factor lowering the hepcidin gene expression could contribute to a more severe phenotype in HFE hemochromatosis. Based on this hypothesis, we identified a heterozygous nc.-153 C>T mutation in the hepcidin gene promoter sequence in a patient homozygous for the p.Cys282Tyr HFE...
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