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Both hemochromatosis and β-thalassemia are caused by a deficiency of hepcidin, which represses expression of ferroportin at the surface of cells that export iron into the blood. Studies suggest that repressing expression of a hepcidin inhibitor ameliorates disease in mouse models.
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