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ReviewCardiovascular & hematological disorders drug targets2026

Revisiting Congenital Atransferrinemia: A Rare but Treatable Cause of Pediatric Heart Failure.

Monika P Jawanjal, Tom Devasia, Katta M Girisha, Shrikiran A Hebbar, K Prakashini, Krishnananda Nayak

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6 authors.

Monika P JawanjalDepartment of Cardiology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, 576104, India.ORCID 0000-0002-3008-7827
Tom DevasiaDepartment of Cardiology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, 576104, India.ORCID 0000-0002-8441-175X
Katta M GirishaDepartment of Medical Genetics, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
Shrikiran A HebbarDepartment of Pediatrics, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
K PrakashiniDepartment of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
Krishnananda NayakDepartment of Cardiovascular Technology, Manipal College of Health Professions, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Congenital atransferrinemia is an extremely rare autosomal recessive disorder characterized by functional or quantitative deficiency of transferrin. This leads to a characteristic clinical picture that includes heart failure due to iron overload cardiomyopathy, severe anemia, as well as hepatic and endocrine dysfunction in early infancy. Although rare or may be underdiagnosed, congenital atransferrinemia is a treatable cause of infantile heart failure and iron overload cardiomyopathy. Therefore, it is important to keep this diagnosis as a possibility in childhood presentation of heart failure and anemia. Early diagnosis and timely treatment can prevent progressive myocardial dysfunction and recurrent heart failure. This article focuses on pathophysiology, diagnosis, genetics, and management of heart failure in congenital atransferrinemia.

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Heart FailureIron Metabolism DisordersTransferrinCeruloplasminHumansIron OverloadNeurodegenerative DiseasesCeruloplasminTransferrinanemiaatransferrinemiairon overload cardiomyopathymyocardialPediatric heart failure

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PMID41220266
PMCPMC13478939

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