Late-onset Hemochromatosis: Co-inheritance of β-thalassemia and Hereditary Hemochromatosis in a Chinese Family: A Case Report and Epidemiological Analysis of Diverse Populations.

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Hereditary hemochromatosis and β-thalassemia can both result in the inappropriately low production of the hormone hepcidin, which leads to an increase in intestinal absorption and excessive iron deposition in the parenchymal cells. To the best of our knowledge, there have been no reports on the coexistence of the two disorders in China. We herein report a case in a Chinese who presented with late-onset hepatic...

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