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Review article: the iron overload syndromes.
Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics - 1 Apr 2012
Siddique A, Kowdley K V
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BACKGROUND: Iron overload syndromes encompass a wide range of hereditary and acquired conditions. Major developments in the field of genetics and the discovery of hepcidin as a central regulator of iron homeostasis have greatly increased our understanding of the pathophysiology of iron overload syndromes. AIM: To review advances in iron regulation and iron overload syndrome with special emphasis on hereditary...
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