Genetic background influences hepcidin response to iron imbalance in a mouse model of hemolytic anemia (Congenital erythropoietic porphyria)

Clinical severity is heterogeneous among patients suffering from congenital erythropoietic porphyria (CEP) suggesting a modulation of the disease (UROS deficiency) by environmental factors and modifier genes. A KI model of CEP due to a missense mutation of UROS gene present in human has been developed on 3 congenic mouse strains (BALB/c, C57BL/6, and 129/Sv) in order to study the impact of genetic background on disease severity. To detect...