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A novel rat model of hereditary hemochromatosis due to a mutation in transferrin receptor 2.
Comparative medicine - 1 Apr 2013
Bartnikas Thomas B, Wildt Sheryl J, Wineinger Amy E, Schmitz-Abe Klaus, Markianos Kyriacos, Cooper Dale M, Fleming Mark D
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Sporadic iron overload in rats has been reported, but whether it is due to genetic or environmental causes is unknown. In the current study, phenotypic analysis of Hsd:HHCL Wistar rats revealed a low incidence of histologically detected liver iron overload. Here we characterized the pathophysiology of the iron overload and showed that the phenotype is heritable and due to a mutation in a single gene. We...
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