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Iron overload in the Asian community.
Blood - 2 Jul 2009
Lok Chun Yu, Merryweather-Clarke Alison T, Viprakasit Vip, Chinthammitr Yingyong, Srichairatanakool Somdet, Limwongse Chanin, Oleesky David, Robins Anthony J, Hudson John, Wai Phyu, Premawardhena Anuja, de Silva H Janaka, Dassanayake Anuradha, McKeown Carole, Jackson Maurice, Gama Rousseau, Khan Nasaim, Newman William, Banait Gurvinder, Chilton Andrew, Wilson-Morkeh Isaac, Weatherall David J, Robson Kathryn J H
Abstract excerpt
Hereditary hemochromatosis is an iron overload disorder that can lead to the impairment of multiple organs and is caused by mutations in one or more different genes. Type 1 hemochromatosis is the most common form of the disease and results from mutations in the HFE gene. Juvenile hemochromatosis (JH) is the most severe form, usually caused by mutations in hemojuvelin (HJV) or hepcidin (HAMP). The autosomal...
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