1) Vibist Lionel, to pals 
Hepcidin is a protein that in humans is encoded by the HAMP gene. The product encoded by this gene is involved in the maintenance of iron homeostasis, and it is necessary for the regulation of iron storage in macrophages, and for intestinal iron absorption. The preproprotein is post-translationally cleaved into mature peptides of 20, 22 and 25 ami...