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Analysis of Ferritins in Lymphoblastoid Cell Lines and in the Lens of Subjects With Hereditary Hyperferritinemia-Cataract Syndrome
1 Jun 1998
Abstract excerpt
Hereditary hyperferritinemia-cataract syndrome (HHCS) is an autosomal and dominant disease caused by heterogeneous mutations in the iron responsive element (IRE) of the 5' untranslated flanking region of ferritin L-chain mRNA, which reduce the binding to the trans iron regulatory proteins and make L-chain synthesis constitutively upregulated. In the several families identified so far, the serum and tissue...
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