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Genetic loss of Tmprss6 alters terminal erythroid differentiation in a mouse model of β-thalassemia intermedia
Stagg DB, Whittlesey RL, Li X, Lozovatsky L, Gardenghi S, Rivella S, Finberg KE. Genetic loss of Tmprss6 alters terminal erythroid differentiation in a mouse model of β-thalassemia intermedia. Haematologica 2019, 104: e442-e446. PMID: 30819909, PMCID: PMC6886429, DOI: 10.3324/haematol.2018.213371.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2011
Tmprss6 is a genetic modifier of the Hfe-hemochromatosis phenotype in mice
Finberg KE, Whittlesey RL, Andrews NC. Tmprss6 is a genetic modifier of the Hfe-hemochromatosis phenotype in mice. Blood 2011, 117: 4590-4599. PMID: 21355094, PMCID: PMC3099575, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2010-10-315507.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntimicrobial Cationic PeptidesFemaleGenotypeHemochromatosisHemochromatosis ProteinHepcidinsHeterozygoteHistocompatibility Antigens Class IHomozygoteHumansIronLiverMaleMembrane ProteinsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicPhenotypeSerine EndopeptidasesSignal TransductionUp-RegulationConceptsBMP/SmadBone morphogenetic proteinSystemic iron deficiencyGenetic lossHereditary hemochromatosis protein HFENatural genetic variationHemochromatosis protein HFEIron deficiencySmad target genesIron deficiency anemiaSystemic iron overloadElevated hepatic expressionExpression of hepcidinIron-refractory iron deficiency anemiaTransmembrane serine proteaseDietary iron absorptionSystemic iron homeostasisGenetic variationGenetic approachesTarget genesMacrophage iron releaseHepcidin elevationMorphogenetic proteinsDeficiency anemiaHepcidin production