HFE Antibody (Hereditary hemochromatosis protein)

Human hemochromatosis protein, also known as HFE, is a protein which in humans is encoded by the HFE gene. The gene is located on short arm of chromosome 6 at location 6p21.3. It is a membrane protein that is similar to MHC class I-type proteins and associates with beta2-microglobulin (beta2M). It is thought that this protein functions to regulate iron absorption by regulating the interaction of the transferrin receptor with transferrin. The iron storage disorder, hereditary haemochromatosis, is a recessive genetic disorder that results from defects in this gene.