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Clinicopathological study of Japanese patients with genetic iron overload syndromes.
Pathology international - 1 Sept 2012
Hattori Ai, Miyajima Hiroaki, Tomosugi Naohisa, Tatsumi Yasuaki, Hayashi Hisao, Wakusawa Shinya
Abstract excerpt
In addition to hemochromatosis, aceruloplasminemia and ferroportin disease may be complicated by iron-induced multiple organ damage. Therefore, clinicopathological features should be evaluated in a wider range of genetic iron disorders. This study included 16 Japanese patients with genetic iron overload syndromes. The responsible genes were CP in four, HAMP in one, HJV in three, TFR2 in five, and SLC40A1 in three...
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