Which of the following statements about hepcidin is false?
A) Hepcidin inhibits iron uptake in the duodenum and its release from macrophages.
B) Hypoxia has been identified as a stimulus for hepcidin.
C) Hepcidin levels are reduced in people with hemochromatosis because of a mutation in genes involved with iron metabolism.
D) Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-,interleukin 1 (IL-1) ,and alpha interferon (
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