Scientists Design Experimental Treatment for Iron-Overload Diseases

UCLA scientists have developed an experimental treatment for iron-overload diseases that affect millions worldwide. Excess iron is toxic and can damage the liver, heart and other organs. UCLA researchers developed a new type of therapy based on small molecules that mimic a hormone that regulates iron called hepcidin.

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