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Mutations in TMPRSS6 cause iron-refractory iron deficiency anemia (IRIDA)
Finberg KE, Heeney MM, Campagna DR, Aydınok Y, Pearson HA, Hartman KR, Mayo MM, Samuel SM, Strouse JJ, Markianos K, Andrews NC, Fleming MD. Mutations in TMPRSS6 cause iron-refractory iron deficiency anemia (IRIDA). Nature Genetics 2008, 40: 569-571. PMID: 18408718, PMCID: PMC3104019, DOI: 10.1038/ng.130.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIron-refractory iron deficiency anemiaIron deficiency anemia refractoryChronic blood lossOral iron therapyInadequate dietary intakeIron deficiency anemiaIron regulatory hormone hepcidinSystemic iron homeostasisAnemia refractoryIron therapyBlood lossDeficiency anemiaDietary intakeType II transmembrane serine proteaseTransmembrane serine proteaseHormone hepcidinIron deficiencyGermline mutationsTMPRSS6Iron homeostasisSerine proteasesAnemiaTherapyHepcidinMutations
2009
Iron-Refractory Iron Deficiency Anemia
Finberg KE. Iron-Refractory Iron Deficiency Anemia. Seminars In Hematology 2009, 46: 378-386. PMID: 19786206, DOI: 10.1053/j.seminhematol.2009.06.006.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsMeSH KeywordsAdministration, OralAnemia, Iron-DeficiencyAnemia, RefractoryAntimicrobial Cationic PeptidesChildChild, PreschoolFemaleGPI-Linked ProteinsHematinicsHemochromatosis ProteinHepcidinsHumansInfantInfusions, ParenteralIronIron CompoundsLiverMaleMembrane ProteinsMutationSerine EndopeptidasesTreatment FailureUp-RegulationConceptsIron-refractory iron deficiency anemiaIron deficiency anemiaDeficiency anemiaOral iron treatmentParenteral iron therapyAutosomal recessive disorderIron therapyClinical presentationRecent studiesHepcidin expressionIron absorptionIRIDA patientsTransmembrane serine proteaseIron treatmentAnemiaElevated levelsRecessive disorderHepcidinLiverDisordersTMPRSS6Serine proteases