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When and how should we screen for hereditary hemochromatosis?
Joint bone spine - 1 Aug 2003
Chalès Gérard, Guggenbuhl Pascal
Abstract excerpt
Hemochromatosis is the clinical expression of iron overload and occurs as hereditary and secondary variants. In hereditary hemochromatosis, an inborn error in iron metabolism results in excess absorption of dietary iron, which gradually accumulates in the liver, pancreas, and heart. The most common form of hereditary hemochromatosis is related to homozygosity for the C282Y mutation in the HFE gene. Early...
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