Treatment (Hereditary Hemochromatosis)
Iron Overload Gene Reveals New Regulator of Iron Uptake
Published in Blood Weekly, March 2nd, 1998
Progenitor's findings, published in the February 17, 1998, issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (Vol. 95(4):1472-1477), provide new insights on how the body regulates the uptake of iron.
The research may have important implications for treating hereditary hemochromatosis, as well as sickle cell anemia, beta-thalassemia (Cooley's anemia) and other blood disorders. The findings also may provide new avenues for development of drugs to control the growth...
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