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Characterization of the hepcidin gene in eight species of bats.
Research in veterinary science - 1 Feb 2014
Stasiak Iga M, Smith Dale A, Crawshaw Graham J, Hammermueller Jutta D, Bienzle Dorothee, Lillie Brandon N
Abstract excerpt
Hemochromatosis, or iron storage disease, has been associated with significant liver disease and mortality in captive Egyptian fruit bats (Rousettus aegyptiacus). The physiologic basis for this susceptibility has not been established. In humans, a deficiency or resistance to the iron regulatory hormone, hepcidin has been implicated in the development of hereditary hemochromatosis. In the present study, we...
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