Juvenile Hemochromatosis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Juvenile Hemochromatosis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Juvenile hemochromatosis (JH), type 2A hemochromatosis, is a rare autosomal recessive disorder of systemic iron overload due to homozygous mutations of <i>HJV</i> (<i>HFE2</i>), which encodes hemojuvelin, an essential regulator of the hepcidin expression, causing liver fibros...

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Main Authors: Akiyoshi Takami, Yasuaki Tatsumi, Katsuhisa Sakai, Yasumichi Toki, Katsuya Ikuta, Yuka Oohigashi, Junko Takagi, Koichi Kato, Kazuhisa Takami
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-08-01
Series:Pharmaceuticals
Subjects:
hemochromatosis
hepcidin
hemojuvelin
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8247/13/8/195

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