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- noun A
hormone produced by theliver that regulatesiron homeostasis in mammals.
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In addition, our ALN-PCS program represents an opportunity in severe hypercholesterolemia for a novel therapeutic strategy that phenocopies human genetics, and our new program targeting hepcidin creates an opportunity for RNAi therapeutics in the treatment of refractory anemias.
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ALN-HPN is a new development program, comprising a systemic RNAi therapeutic targeting hepcidin, a genetically defined gene in iron homeostasis, for the treatment of refractory anemia.
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Pre-clinical studies with a candidate ALN-HPN siRNA have demonstrated the ability to silence the hepcidin gene and increase serum iron levels.
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Recent studies have highlighted the importance of hepcidin in iron metabolism, particularly anaemia of chronic disease and iron overload.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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Using this RIA, the researchers demonstrated the presence of hepcidin in saliva from 17 healthy volunteers.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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Australian women increasingly unhappy with cosmetic surgery outcomes Human lymphocytes produce hepcidin that regulate iron levels in the body: Study >
THE MEDICAL NEWS Editors 2010
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Australian women increasingly unhappy with cosmetic surgery outcomes Human lymphocytes produce hepcidin that regulate iron levels in the body: Study >
THE MEDICAL NEWS Editors 2010
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Further application could be that secondary infection of pleural and ascitic fluid complicating underlying diseases may be better understood by studying hepcidin levels in infected and non-infected patients.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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Australian women increasingly unhappy with cosmetic surgery outcomes Human lymphocytes produce hepcidin that regulate iron levels in the body: Study >
THE MEDICAL NEWS Editors 2010
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Australian women increasingly unhappy with cosmetic surgery outcomes Human lymphocytes produce hepcidin that regulate iron levels in the body: Study >
THE MEDICAL NEWS Editors 2010
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When iron levels are sufficient, the protein, called hepcidin, is secreted into the blood by the liver.
Iron Is the New Cholesterol Clayton Dalton 2018
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