Genetics of hemochromatosis
LM Cullen, BSc, GJ Anderson, PhD… - Annual review of …, 1999 - annualreviews.org
LM Cullen, BSc, GJ Anderson, PhD, GA Ramm, PhD, EC Jazwinska, PhD…
Annual review of medicine, 1999•annualreviews.orgHereditary hemochromatosis (HHC) is a common autosomal recessive disorder of iron
metabolism that results in progressive iron overload and can be fatal if untreated. The
hemochromatosis gene (HFE) was identified by positional cloning in 1996. Two missense
mutations have been described in HFE. The majority of HHC patients are homozygous for a
cysteine-to-tyrosine substitution (C282Y); however, a small number are homozygous for a
histidine-to-aspartic-acid substitution (H63D) or are heterozygous for both of these …
metabolism that results in progressive iron overload and can be fatal if untreated. The
hemochromatosis gene (HFE) was identified by positional cloning in 1996. Two missense
mutations have been described in HFE. The majority of HHC patients are homozygous for a
cysteine-to-tyrosine substitution (C282Y); however, a small number are homozygous for a
histidine-to-aspartic-acid substitution (H63D) or are heterozygous for both of these …
Hereditary hemochromatosis (HHC) is a common autosomal recessive disorder of iron metabolism that results in progressive iron overload and can be fatal if untreated. The hemochromatosis gene (HFE) was identified by positional cloning in 1996. Two missense mutations have been described in HFE. The majority of HHC patients are homozygous for a cysteine-to-tyrosine substitution (C282Y); however, a small number are homozygous for a histidine-to-aspartic-acid substitution (H63D) or are heterozygous for both of these mutations. Mechanisms by which C282Y and H63D may disrupt the normal functioning of HFE have been suggested, but the role of HFE in the process of normal iron metabolism has yet to be clearly defined.
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