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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
2014
Iron-Refractory Iron Deficiency Anemia (IRIDA)
Heeney MM, Finberg KE. Iron-Refractory Iron Deficiency Anemia (IRIDA). Hematology/Oncology Clinics Of North America 2014, 28: 637-652. PMID: 25064705, DOI: 10.1016/j.hoc.2014.04.009.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsIron deficiency anemiaIron-refractory iron deficiency anemiaDeficiency anemiaChronic blood lossOral iron supplementationParenteral iron therapyInadequate dietary intakeSingle clinical entitySystemic iron homeostasisIron therapyBlood lossClinical featuresClinical entityIron supplementationDietary intakeAnemiaMultiple family membersCommon global problemTMPRSS6 geneRecent genetic studiesFamily membersIron homeostasisEtiologyTherapyIntake
2013
Iron Refractory Iron Deficiency Anemia: Presentation With Hyperferritinemia and Response to Oral Iron Therapy
Khuong-Quang DA, Schwartzentruber J, Westerman M, Lepage P, Finberg KE, Majewski J, Jabado N. Iron Refractory Iron Deficiency Anemia: Presentation With Hyperferritinemia and Response to Oral Iron Therapy. Pediatrics 2013, 131: e620-e625. PMID: 23319530, PMCID: PMC3675830, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2012-1303.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesMeSH KeywordsAdministration, OralAdolescentAnemia, HypochromicAnemia, Iron-DeficiencyAnemia, RefractoryChildChild, PreschoolChromosome AberrationsDNA Mutational AnalysisExomeFemaleFerritinsFollow-Up StudiesGenetic Carrier ScreeningGenotypeHumansIronLong-Term CareMaleMembrane ProteinsMutation, MissenseSerine EndopeptidasesConceptsIron deficiency anemiaIron-refractory iron deficiency anemiaOral iron therapyWhole-exome sequencingOral ironIron therapyDeficiency anemiaChildhood iron deficiency anemiaExome sequencingUnusual clinical presentationParenteral iron administrationSpectrum of diseaseIron regulatory genesSevere microcytic anemiaAutosomal recessive disorderAnemia refractoryBiological presentationClinical presentationInitial presentationIron administrationAnemiaMicrocytic anemiaGenetic testingHyperferritinemiaHeterozygous mutations
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