DISEASES

Disease-gene associations mined from literature

Literature associating FTL and pancytopenia

FTL [ENSP00000366525]

Ferritin, light polypeptide; Stores iron in a soluble, non-toxic, readily available form. Important for iron homeostasis. Iron is taken up in the ferrous form and deposited as ferric hydroxides after oxidation. Also plays a role in delivery of iron to cells. Mediates iron uptake in capsule cells of the developing kidney (By similarity); Belongs to the ferritin family.

Synonyms:  FTL,  B1Q387,  B1Q3B3,  FTL-001,  FTL-201 ...

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