| Literature DB >> 15020277 |
Alberto Piperno, Antonella Roetto, Raffaella Mariani, Sara Pelucchi, Chiara Corengia, Filomena Daraio, Antonio Piga, Giovanni Garozzo, Clara Camaschella.
Abstract
Two Italian subjects, aged three and sixteen years, presented with early iron overload as shown by increased serum iron indices and hepatic iron concentration. They both carried the Y250X mutation of the TFR2 gene in the homozygous state. We suggest that transferrin receptor-2 is important in maintaining iron balance in the first decades of life.Entities:
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Year: 2004 PMID: 15020277
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Haematologica ISSN: 0390-6078 Impact factor: 9.941