Table 2.

The hemochromatosis genes and proteins


Gene

Protein

Protein class

Expression

Interaction

Disease type by OMIM
HFE  HFE   HLA class I, atypical   Ubiquitous   TFR1   1  
TFR2  TFR2   TFR family   Hepatocytes   Transferrin   3  
HAMP  Hepcidin   Antimicrobial peptide   Hepatocytes, skeletal muscle, heart   Ferroportin   2b  
HJV  Hemojuvelin   RGM homologue   Heart, liver, skeletal muscle   Neogenin*  2a  
SLC40A1
 
Ferroportin
 
Iron exporter
 
Ubiquitous
 
Hepcidin
 
4
 

Gene

Protein

Protein class

Expression

Interaction

Disease type by OMIM
HFE  HFE   HLA class I, atypical   Ubiquitous   TFR1   1  
TFR2  TFR2   TFR family   Hepatocytes   Transferrin   3  
HAMP  Hepcidin   Antimicrobial peptide   Hepatocytes, skeletal muscle, heart   Ferroportin   2b  
HJV  Hemojuvelin   RGM homologue   Heart, liver, skeletal muscle   Neogenin*  2a  
SLC40A1
 
Ferroportin
 
Iron exporter
 
Ubiquitous
 
Hepcidin
 
4
 

OMIM indicates Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man101 ; HJV, hemojuvelin-encoding gene; SLC40A1, solute carrier family 40, member 1; HLA, human leukocyte antigen; TFR1, transferrin receptor 1; RGM, repulsive guidance molecule.

*

See “Note added in proof.”

Also called ferroportin disease.

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