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Mutations in the gene encoding DMT1: clinical presentation and treatment.
Seminars in hematology - 1 Oct 2009
Iolascon Achille, De Falco Luigia
Abstract excerpt
Divalent metal transporter 1 (DMT1) is the protein that allows elemental iron entry into the duodenal cell. It is expressed ubiquitously and it also allows the iron exit from the endosomes. This protein plays a central role in iron metabolism and it is strictly regulated. Several animal models el...
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