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Duodenal expression of iron transport molecules in patients with hereditary hemochromatosis or iron deficiency.
Journal of cellular and molecular medicine - 1 Aug 2012
Dostalikova-Cimburova Marketa, Kratka Karolina, Balusikova Kamila, Chmelikova Jitka, Hejda Vaclav, Hnanicek Jan, Neubauerova Jitka, Vranova Jana, Kovar Jan, Horak Jiri
Abstract excerpt
Disturbances of iron metabolism are observed in chronic liver diseases. In the present study, we examined gene expression of duodenal iron transport molecules and hepcidin in patients with hereditary hemochromatosis (HHC) (treated and untreated), involving various genotypes (genotypes which represent risk for HHC were examined), and in patients with iron deficiency anaemia (IDA). Gene expressions of DMT1,...
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