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A rare case of hemochromatosis and Wilson's disease coexisting in the same patient.
Journal of the National Medical Association - 1 Jan 2008
Abuzetun Jamil Y, Hazin Ribhi, Suker Manar, Porter Joann
Abstract excerpt
Wilson's disease and hereditary hemochromatosis are two inherited diseases with life-threatening complications. Early recognition and prompt treatment may be instrumental in reducing such complications associated with these disorders. Although both Wilson's disease and hereditary hemochromatosis are genetic in nature, the two conditions have distinct, unrelated genetic etiologies. Two distinct, separate mutations...
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