atRA	all-trans retinoic acid
BMP	bone morphogenetic protein
BMP6	bone morphogenetic protein 6
BMPRs	bone morphogenetic protein receptors
C–H	Calinski–Harabasz coefficient
Dcytb	duodenal cytochrome b
DMT1	divalent metal transporter 1
EPO	erytropoietin
FBXL5	F-box and leucine rich repeat protein 5
FeD	iron deficiency
FPN	ferroportin
Ft	ferritin
HAMP	hepcidin antimicrobial peptide (gene encoding hepcidin)
Heph	hephaestin
HFE	homeostatic iron regulator
HJV	hemojuvelin
IL-6	interleukin-6
IL-1$\beta$	interleukin-1$\beta$
IRE	iron responsive element
IRP	iron regulatory protein
JAK2	janus kinases
LIP	labile iron pool
MCT sets	Maximal Common Transition sets
mHJV	membrane hemojuvelin
MSS	Mean Split Silhouette index
ROS	reactive oxygen species
sHJV	soluble hemojuvelin
SMAD	mothers against decapentaplegic
STAT	signal transducer and activator of transcription protein
Tf	transferrin
TfR1	transferrin receptor protein 1
trans./t-inv.	transition/t-invariant
Tyr	tyrosine
VAD	vitamin A deficiency