Hereditary hyperferritinemia cataract syndrome as a cause of childhood hyperferritinemia.

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A 2-year-old female was presented with high levels of serum ferritin (890 ng/mL) in a routine blood test. Clinical and laboratory investigations excluded the presence of iron overload and secondary causes of hyperferritinemia. A detailed family history and laboratory examinations revealed the presence of early-onset cataract in her 33-year-old mother, who also displayed hyperferritinemia (633 ng/mL), similar to...

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