Long-term phlebotomy successfully alleviated hepatic iron accumulation in a ferroportin disease patient with a mutation in SLC40A1: a case report

Long-term phlebotomy successfully alleviated hepatic iron accumulation in a ferroportin disease patient with a mutation in SLC40A1: a case report

Abstract Background Hereditary hemochromatosis is a heterogenous group of inherited iron-overload conditions that is characterized by increased intestinal absorption and deposition in vital organs. Hepcidin is a soluble regulator that acts to attenuate both intestinal iron absorption and iron releas...

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Main Authors: Sohji Nishina, Yasuyuki Tomiyama, Katsuya Ikuta, Yasuaki Tatsumi, Yasumichi Toki, Ayako Kato, Koichi Kato, Naoko Yoshioka, Kyo Sasaki, Yuichi Hara, Keisuke Hino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-03-01
Series:BMC Gastroenterology
Subjects:
Ferritin
Hepcidin
Hereditary hemochromatosis
Nonclassical ferroportin disease
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12876-021-01674-z

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