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Relationship between gene expression of duodenal iron transporters and iron stores in hemochromatosis subjects.
American journal of physiology. Gastrointestinal and liver physiology - 1 Jan 2010
Nelson James E, Mugford Virginia R, Kilcourse Ellen, Wang Richard S, Kowdley Kris V
Abstract excerpt
To test the hypothesis that differences in duodenal iron absorption may explain the variable phenotypic expression among HFE C282Y homozygotes, we have compared relative gene expression of duodenal iron transporters among C282Y homozygotes [hereditary hemochromatosis (HH)] with and without iron overload. Duodenal biopsy samples were analyzed using real-time PCR for expression of DMT1, FPN1, DCYTB, and HEPH...
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