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Two middle-age-onset hemochromatosis patients with heterozygous mutations in the hemojuvelin gene in a Chinese family.
International journal of hematology - 1 Apr 2014
Li Shufeng, Xue Jun, Chen Baojun, Wang Qiwei, Shi Minke, Xie Xiaojing, Zhang Liang
Abstract excerpt
Hereditary hemochromatosis is a disorder characterized by enhanced intestinal absorption of dietary iron. Here, we report a heterozygous genotype at two mutation sites in hemojuvelin (HJV) present in two brothers with middle-age-onset hemochromatosis in a Chinese family. To date, only homozygous or compound heterozygous states of HJV gene have been reported as associated with iron overload. However, the patients...
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