Mutant antimicrobial peptide hepcidin is associated with severe juvenile hemochromatosis - PubMed (original) (raw)

doi: 10.1038/ng1053. Epub 2002 Dec 9.

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Mutant antimicrobial peptide hepcidin is associated with severe juvenile hemochromatosis

Antonella Roetto et al. Nat Genet. 2003 Jan.

Abstract

Animal models indicate that the antimicrobial peptide hepcidin (HAMP; OMIM 606464) is probably a key regulator of iron absorption in mammals. Here we report the identification of two mutations (93delG and 166C-->T) in HAMP on 19q13 in two families with a new type of juvenile hemochromatosis.

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