摘要β地中海贫血(简称地贫)是由于β珠蛋白基因缺陷导致β珠蛋白肽链合成减少的遗传性溶血性疾病。其病理机制为α/β珠蛋白肽链比例严重失衡，多余的α珠蛋白链沉积形成包涵体，引发红细胞溶血、无效造血以及继发性多组织器官铁超载等。机体铁负荷过重可能导致生长发育停滞、肝硬化、心功能不全等并发症，加重其表型。近年来，随着机体铁代谢相关基因相继被发现，铁代谢在地贫的发生发展过程中的机理逐渐被阐明。研究人员通过改变铁调素、转铁蛋白受体等铁代谢关键基因的表达，揭示了限制红细胞铁应用可改善β地贫无效造血和铁过载的症状，为治疗地贫提供了一个新的途径。本文围绕铁代谢相关基因以及通路在β地贫中的研究进展进行综述。

abstractsβ-thalassemia is a type of inherited hemolytic anemia caused by decreased globin production due to defect of the HBB gene. The pathogenesis of the disease is imbalance of α/β globin chains. The excess of α-globin chains will form hemichromes which can damage red blood cell membranes and lead to hemolysis, ineffective erythropoiesis, and secondary iron overload. Iron overload in turn can cause complications such as growth retardation, liver cirrhosis, cardiac insufficiency, and aggravate the disease phenotype. In recent decades, genes participating in iron metabolism have been discovered, and the mechanism of iron metabolism in the development of thalassemia has gradually been elucidated. Subsequently, by manipulating the expression of key genes in iron metabolism such as hepcidin and transferrin receptor, researchers have revealed that iron restriction can improve ineffective hematopoiesis and iron overload, which may provide a potential approach for the treatment of thalassemia. This article reviews the progress of research on iron metabolism-related genes and related pathways in β-thalassemia.