Is Serum Hepcidin Causative in Hemochromatosis? Novel Analysis from a Liver Transplant with Hemochromatosis

BACKGROUND: Hepcidin is a circulating hepatic hormone that regulates iron balance. It has been speculated that hepcidin insufficiency or dysregulation may be the primary defect in genetic hemochromatosis.

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Main Authors: Paul C Adams, Vivian McAlister, Subrata Chakrabarti, Mark Levstik, Paul Marotta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2008-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2008/961928
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spelling doaj-art-6515f386c9fa495f8a4363b3f73b01692025-08-20T03:34:36ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Gastroenterology0835-79002008-01-01221085185310.1155/2008/961928Is Serum Hepcidin Causative in Hemochromatosis? Novel Analysis from a Liver Transplant with HemochromatosisPaul C Adams0Vivian McAlister1Subrata Chakrabarti2Mark Levstik3Paul Marotta4Department of Medicine, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, CanadaDepartment of Surgery, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, CanadaDepartment of Pathology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, CanadaDepartment of Medicine, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, CanadaDepartment of Medicine, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, CanadaBACKGROUND: Hepcidin is a circulating hepatic hormone that regulates iron balance. It has been speculated that hepcidin insufficiency or dysregulation may be the primary defect in genetic hemochromatosis.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2008/961928
spellingShingle Paul C Adams
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Is Serum Hepcidin Causative in Hemochromatosis? Novel Analysis from a Liver Transplant with Hemochromatosis
Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
title Is Serum Hepcidin Causative in Hemochromatosis? Novel Analysis from a Liver Transplant with Hemochromatosis
title_full Is Serum Hepcidin Causative in Hemochromatosis? Novel Analysis from a Liver Transplant with Hemochromatosis
title_fullStr Is Serum Hepcidin Causative in Hemochromatosis? Novel Analysis from a Liver Transplant with Hemochromatosis
title_full_unstemmed Is Serum Hepcidin Causative in Hemochromatosis? Novel Analysis from a Liver Transplant with Hemochromatosis
title_short Is Serum Hepcidin Causative in Hemochromatosis? Novel Analysis from a Liver Transplant with Hemochromatosis
title_sort is serum hepcidin causative in hemochromatosis novel analysis from a liver transplant with hemochromatosis
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2008/961928
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