Two novel missense mutations in iron transport protein transferrin causing hypochromic microcytic anaemia and haemosiderosis: molecular characterization and structural implications

This study was supported in part by a grant BT/PR-13968/MED/12/465/2010 from the Department of Biotechnology, Government of India to ES and by the grant SAF2012-40106 from the Spanish Secretary of Research, Development and Innovation (MINECO) and the grant CIVP16A1857 “Ayudas a proyectos de Investigacion en Ciencias de la Vida- Fundacion Ramon Areces” to M.S. M.S. held a research contract under the Ramon y Cajal program from the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation (RYC-2008-02352).