A valine deletion of ferroportin 1: a common mutation in hemochromatosis type 4?

Hemochromatosis type 4 is an atypical hemochromatosis characterized by dominant inheritance, increased serum ferritin, normal transferrin saturation, and prevalent iron deposition in the reticuloendothelial (RE) cells rather than in hepatocytes. Heterozygous missense mutations of the iron export