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A child with hyperferritinemia: Case report

Hereditary hyperferritinemia cataract syndrome (HHCS) is a rare condition caused by mutations in the gene coding for the light chain of ferritin; it does not lead to iron overload, but it is associated with the risk of developing a bilateral nuclear cataract also in childhood. On the contrary, a rai...

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Main Authors: Serra, Melania, Longo, Filomena, Roetto, Antonella, Sandri, Alessandro, Piga, Antonio
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2011
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3113735/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21569394
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1824-7288-37-20
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