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Association of the Transmembrane Protease Serine 6 rs855791 Variant and Nongenetic Factors With Iron Deficiency Among Female Medical Students in Yogyakarta: Protocol for a Case-Control Study.
JMIR research protocols - 29 Oct 2025
Fenty Fenty, Kristin Erna, Ratnaningsih Tri, Supanji Supanji, Fachiroh Jajah, Nugrahaningsih Dwi Aris Agung
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BACKGROUND: Iron deficiency is the most widespread nutritional deficiency worldwide, and it is the primary cause of anemia, particularly in low- and middle-income countries such as Indonesia. Iron deficiency has a multifactorial etiology involving complex interactions between genetic factors, especially the transmembrane protease serine 6 (TMPRSS6) rs855791 variant, which encodes matriptase-2, a protein involved...
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