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Novel TMPRSS6 variants and their impact on iron-refractory iron deficiency anaemia in pregnancy: A North Indian genotype phenotype study.
British journal of haematology - 1 Aug 2024
Sharma Antika, Kumar Anil, Rawat Kajal, Vij Soumya, Sandhu Arushi, Gautam Vipasha, Saha Pradip Kumar, Saha Lekha
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Iron-refractory iron deficiency anaemia (IRIDA) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder, distinguished by hypochromic microcytic anaemia, low transferrin levels and inappropriately elevated hepcidin (HEPC) levels. It is caused by mutations in TMPRSS6 gene. Systematic screening of 500 pregnant women with iron deficiency anaemia having moderate to severe microcytosis with no other causes of anaemia were enrolled to...
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