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Common gene variant found to regulate iron levels

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Oct 13, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- An international research team including researchers at UQ's Diamantina Institute and the Queensland Institute of Medical Research has identified a new variant of a gene that helps to regulate iron and haemoglobin ...


Toward a systems biology map of iron metabolism

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Apr 28, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Scientists at the Wake Forest University School of Medicine, the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom, and the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute at Virginia Tech have taken the first steps toward constructing a ...


Iron is involved in prion disease-associated neuronal demise

Medicine & Health / Research

created Mar 13, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Imbalance of iron homeostasis is a common feature of prion disease-affected human, mouse, and hamster brains, according to a new study by Dr. Neena Singh and colleagues at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, ...


Iron overload: An important co-factor in the development of liver disease in alcoholics

Medicine & Health / Research

created Feb 17, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Alcohol and iron are believed to have a synergistic effect in the development of liver injury. Furthermore, alcohol enhances iron absorption. Primary hemochromatosis is a genetic disorder, mostly resulting from mutations ...


Key site in iron metabolism aids in diagnosing anemia of chronic disease

Medicine & Health / Research

created Aug 05, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

University of Utah School of Medicine researchers have developed a new tool that facilitates diagnosis of anemia related to chronic illness, as well as diseases of iron overload. The results of a study detailing the new tool ...