Mutant antimicrobial peptide hepcidin is associated with severe juvenile hemochromatosis

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Roetto, A
Papanikolaou, G
Politou, M
Alberti, F
Girelli, D
Christakis, J
Loukopoulos, D
Camaschella, C [1 ]
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[1] Univ Turin, Dept Clin & Biol Sci, Azienda Osped San Luigi, I-10043 Orbassano, Italy
[2] Univ Athens, Sch Med, Dept Med 1, Laikon Hosp, GR-11527 Athens, Greece
[3] Univ Verona, Dept Clin & Expt Med, I-37100 Verona, Italy
[4] Theagenio Canc Ctr, Dept Hematol, Thessaloniki, Greece
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10.1038/ng1053
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071007 ; 090102 ;
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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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