Juvenile hemochromatosis
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Juvenile hemochromatosis (or hemochromatosis type 2) is, as its name indicates, a form of hemochromatosis which emerges during youth.
There are two forms:
Some sources only specifically include hemojuvelin as a cause of juvenile hemochromatosis.
There are two forms:
- "HFE2A" is associated with hemojuvelinHemojuvelinHemojuvelin is a membrane-bound and soluble protein in mammals that is responsible for the iron overload condition known as juvenile hemochromatosis in humans, a severe form of hemochromatosis. In humans, the hemojuvelin protein is encoded by the HFE2 gene...
- "HFE2B" is associated with hepcidin antimicrobial peptide
Some sources only specifically include hemojuvelin as a cause of juvenile hemochromatosis.