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Non-HFE hemochromatosis: pathophysiological and diagnostic aspects.
Clinics and research in hepatology and gastroenterology - 1 Apr 2014
Bardou-Jacquet Edouard, Ben Ali Zeineb, Beaumont-Epinette Marie-Pascale, Loreal Olivier, Jouanolle Anne-Marie, Brissot Pierre
Abstract excerpt
Rare genetic iron overload diseases are an evolving field due to major advances in genetics and molecular biology. Genetic iron overload has long been confined to the classical type 1 hemochromatosis related to the HFE C282Y mutation. Breakthroughs in the understanding of iron metabolism biology and molecular mechanisms led to the discovery of new genes and subsequently, new types of hemochromatosis. To date,...
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