Yasuaki Tatsumi, Motoyoshi Yano, Shinya Wakusawa, Hiroaki Miyajima, Tetsuya Ishikawa, Shinsaku Imashuku, Atsuko Takano, Wataru Nihei, Ayako Kato, Koichi Kato, Hisao Hayashi, Kentaro Yoshioka, Kazuhiko Hayashi
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: The clinical introduction of hepcidin25 (Hep25) has led to a more detailed understanding of its relationship with ferroportin (FP) and divalent metal transporter1 in primary iron overload syndromes (PIOSs). In 2012, we proposed a classification of PIOSs based on the Hep25/FP system, which consists of prehepatic aceruloplasminemia, hepatic hemochromatosis (HC), and posthepatic FP disease (FP-D). However, in consideration of accumulated evidence on PIOSs, we aimed to renew the classification...
April 28, 2024: Journal of Clinical and Translational Hepatology