The role of the iron transporter ABCB7 in refractory anemia with ring sideroblasts.

The role of the iron transporter ABCB7 in refractory anemia with ring sideroblasts.

Refractory Anemia with Ring Sideroblasts (RARS) is an acquired myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) characterized by an excess iron accumulation in the mitochondria of erythroblasts. The pathogenesis of RARS and the cause of this unusual pattern of iron deposition remain unknown. We considered that the in...

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Main Authors: Jacqueline Boultwood, Andrea Pellagatti, Maryam Nikpour, Beena Pushkaran, Carrie Fidler, Helen Cattan, Tim J Littlewood, Luca Malcovati, Matteo G Della Porta, Martin Jädersten, Sally Killick, Aristoteles Giagounidis, David Bowen, Eva Hellström-Lindberg, Mario Cazzola, James S Wainscoat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-04-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2276313?pdf=render

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