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Hemochromatosis: An endocrine liver disease

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Pietrangelo, Antonello·2007·Hepatology

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This review acknowledges the recent and dramatic advancement in the field of hemochromatosis and highlights the surprising analogies with a prototypic endocrine disease, diabetes. The term hemochromatosis should refer to a unique clinicopathologic subset of iron-overload syndromes that currently includes the disorder related to the C282Y homozygote mutation of the hemochromatosis protein HFE (by far the most common form of hemochromatosis) and the rare disorders more recently attributed to the loss of transferrin receptor 2, HAMP (hepcidin antimicrobial peptide), or hemojuvelin or to certain ferroportin mutations. The defining characteristic of this subset is failure to prevent unneeded iron from entering the circulatory pool as a result of genetic changes compromising the synthesis or activity of hepcidin, the iron hormone. Like diabetes, hemochromatosis results from the complex, nonlinear interaction between genetic and acquired factors. Depending on the underlying mutation, the coinheritance of modifier genes, the presence of nongenetic hepcidin inhibitors, and other host-related factors, the clinical manifestation may vary from simple biochemical abnormalities to severe multiorgan disease. The recognition of the endocrine nature of hemochromatosis suggests intriguing possibilities for new and more effective approaches to diagnosis and treatment.

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Authors
Pietrangelo, A.
Affiliations
University of Modena and Reggio Emilia (IT)
Corresponding author
Pietrangelo, Antonello
Venue
Hepatology
Published
2007-10
Volume
46
Issue
4
Pages
1291-1301
ISSN
0270-9139 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W1981499088
Cited by
212
References
48
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FWCI
3.32
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • Hepatology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • IRIS UNIMORE (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Hematology › Iron Metabolism and Disorders
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Neurology › Neurological diseases and metabolism
  • Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Trace Elements in Health
Keywords
hemochromatosis, iron overload, HFE C282Y mutation, hepcidin, transferrin receptor 2, hemojuvelin, ferroportin, iron metabolism, genetic modifiers, endocrine disorders, multi-organ disease
MeSH terms
Hemochromatosis Protein, Endocrine System Diseases, Hemochromatosis, Homeostasis, Humans, Iron, Membrane Proteins, Mutation, Histocompatibility Antigens Class I, Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides, Hepcidins

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