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Disorders of iron metabolism.

Nancy C. Andrews
- 23 Dec 1999 - 
- Vol. 341, Iss: 26, pp 1986-1995
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Iron has the capacity to accept and donate electrons readily, interconverting between ferric (Fe2+) and ferrous (Fe3+) forms, which makes it a useful component of cytochromes, oxygen-binding molecules, and many enzymes.
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Iron has the capacity to accept and donate electrons readily, interconverting between ferric (Fe2+) and ferrous (Fe3+) forms. This capability makes it a useful component of cytochromes, oxygen-bind...

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Hepatocellular carcinoma: an overview.

P P Anthony
- 19 Aug 2001 - 
TL;DR: Hepatocellular carcinoma remains widely prevalent in tropical Africa and south-east Asia and is largely related to chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection as discussed by the authors, however, any reduction in tumour incidence cannot be expected for decades to come yet, even in those countries in which the necessary resources exist.
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Intestinal absorption of cadmium is associated with divalent metal transporter 1 in rats.

TL;DR: It is suggested that functional DMT1 protein is likely upregulated in the small intestine at the mRNA level by body iron depletion and increases Cd uptake from the gastrointestinal tract with subsequent transfer of Cd to the circulation and body tissues.
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The Role of Iron in Learning and Memory

TL;DR: Nonanemic genetic mouse models generated by conditionally altering expression of iron transport proteins specifically in hippocampal neurons in late gestation have led to a greater understanding of iron's role in learning and memory.
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Natural iron isotope variations in human blood.

TL;DR: Results suggest that Fe isotope effects in the blood reflect differences in intestinal Fe absorption between individuals and genotypes.
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Anemia and iron deficiency in heart failure: mechanisms and therapeutic approaches

TL;DR: New data on the importance of iron deficiency in HF have become available, and a number of studies with intravenous iron have shown promising results, and this treatment approach is likely to become an attractive option for patients with HF and iron deficiency, both with and without anemia.
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A novel MHC class-I-like gene is mutated in patients with hereditary haemochromatosis

John N. Feder
- 01 Jan 1996 - 
TL;DR: Using linkage–disequilibrium and full haplotype analysis, a region more than 3 megabases telomeric of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) that is identical–by–descent in 85% of patient chromosomes is identified, containing a gene related to the MHC class I family, termed HLA–H, containing two missense alterations.
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Cloning and characterization of a mammalian proton-coupled metal-ion transporter

TL;DR: A new metal-ion transporter in the rat, DCT1, which has an unusually broad substrate range that includes Fe2+, Zn2+, Mn2+, Co2+, Cd2+, Cu2+, Ni2+ and Pb2+.
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Prevalence of Iron Deficiency in the United States

TL;DR: Iron deficiency and iron deficiency anemia are still relatively common in toddlers, adolescent girls, and women of childbearing age and were more likely in those who are minority, low income, and multiparous.
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Microcytic anaemia mice have a mutation in Nramp2, a candidate iron transporter gene.

TL;DR: A positional cloning strategy is undertaken to identify the causative mutation in mice with microcytic anaemia, and it is suggested that the phenotype is a consequence of a missense mutation in Nramp2 (ref. 5), a previously identified gene of unknown function.
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