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Ferritinophagy: Assessing the Selective Degradation of Iron by Autophagy in Human Fibroblasts
Published on: February 23, 2024
[Systematic approach to the diagnosis of hyperferritinemia]
Albert Altés1, Maria José Pérez-Lucena2, Miquel Bruguera3
1Servei d'Hematologia, Fundació Althaia, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Manresa, Barcelona, España.
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