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Not all DMT1 mutations lead to iron overload.
Blood cells, molecules & diseases - 1 Jan 2000
Blanco Esther, Kannengiesser Caroline, Grandchamp Bernard, Tasso María, Beaumont Carole
Abstract excerpt
DMT1 is a membrane-bound divalent metal transporter, which co-transports protons and (Fe(2+)) from an acidic microenvironment (endosome, duodenal lumen) to the cell cytosol. Results from animal models and from patients have shown that DMT1 is required for intestinal iron absorption and iron acquisition by erythrocytes. Only three human patients with DMT1 mutations have been described so far. They presented with...
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