作者: Shufeng Li , Jun Xue , Baojun Chen , Qiwei Wang , Minke Shi
DOI: 10.1007/S12185-014-1547-5
关键词: Intestinal absorption 、 Allele 、 Heterozygote advantage 、 Biology 、 Hereditary hemochromatosis 、 Hemochromatosis 、 Hemojuvelin 、 Compound heterozygosity 、 Genetics 、 Mutation
摘要: Hereditary hemochromatosis is a disorder characterized by enhanced intestinal absorption of dietary iron. Here, we report heterozygous genotype at two mutation sites in hemojuvelin (HJV) present brothers with middle-age-onset Chinese family. To date, only homozygous or compound states HJV gene have been reported as associated iron overload. However, the patients here were for mutations one allele cis: premature termination (962G>A and 963C>A; C321X) signal peptide (18G>C; Q6H). Previously unrecognized environmental other genetic factors may interacted these patients.