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Decreased liver function
- ... result in the production of abnormal hepcidin with decreased function. This altered hepcidin cannot stop iron absorption, even when the body has sufficient supplies of iron. As a result, tissues and organs become overloaded with iron, especially the liver and the heart, leading to organ damage in ...
- ... is also progressive accumulation of iron in the liver.Most SLC11A2 gene ... decreased protein function, or impaired ability of the protein to get ...
- ... and likely also contributes to lactic acidosis. Reduced function of these ... related to decreased energy production in cells. The degree of impairment ...
- ... approximately 75 percent of cases. GSD IXa affects liver function, and its characteristic features include an enlarged liver ( ... XLG1, the more common subtype, enzyme activity is decreased in the liver and in red blood cells. In contrast, in ...
- ... the altered protein leads to increased production and decreased breakdown of fats in the liver. Studies are ongoing to determine how this and ...
- ... This impairment in the GATA1 protein's normal function leads to increased proliferation, decreased differentiation, and premature death of immature blood cells. ...
- ... to maintain blood glucose levels. The combination of decreased cellular energy, low blood glucose, and liver cell death leads to the features of hereditary ...
- ... result, complex III activity and oxidative phosphorylation are decreased in these organs in people with GRACILE syndrome. It is not clear why the liver and kidneys are specifically affected.Researchers believe that ...
- ... normal distribution to cells throughout the body. The decreased supply of copper can reduce the activity of numerous copper-containing enzymes, affecting the structure and function of bone, skin, hair, blood vessels, and the ...
- ... and symptoms affecting muscle-, nerve-, and brain-related functions. Alpers-Huttenlocher syndrome is characterized by seizures, loss of mental and movement abilities (psychomotor regression), and liver disease. The liver disease in Alpers-Huttenlocher syndrome ...