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Hepcidin expression does not rescue the iron-poor phenotype of Kupffer cells in Hfe-null mice after liver transplantation.
Gastroenterology - 1 Jul 2010
Garuti Cinzia, Tian Yinghua, Montosi Giuliana, Sabelli Manuela, Corradini Elena, Graf Rolf, Ventura Paolo, Vegetti Alberto, Clavien Pierre-Alain, Pietrangelo Antonello
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BACKGROUND & AIMS: Hemochromatosis is a common hereditary disease caused by mutations in HFE and characterized by increased absorption of iron in the intestine. However, the intestine does not appear to be the site of mutant HFE activity in the disease; we investigated the role of the liver-the s...
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