A Genetic Cause for Iron Deficiency
Wednesday, April 30, 2008 - 13:56
in Health & Medicine
The discovery of a gene for a rare form of inherited iron deficiency may provide clues to iron deficiency in the general population – particularly iron deficiency that doesn’t respond to iron supplements. The finding was published online by the journal Nature Genetics on April 13.read more
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