The molecular and cellular basis of iron toxicity in Iron Overload (IO) disorders. Diagnostic and therapeutic approaches

Abnormal iron accumulation in human tissues and oxidative damage are emerging issues in the medical field (1,2). The most commonly recognized type of pathological accumulation has been associated with the general appearance of plasma non-transferrin bound iron (NTBI) (3-16) and particularly with a l...

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Main Authors: Zvi Ioav Cabantchik, Yan Sung Sohn, William Breuer, Breno Pannia Espósito
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2013-03-01
Series:Thalassemia Reports
Online Access:http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/thal/article/view/1471