Hemochromatosis, alcoholism and unhealthy dietary fat: a case report.

doi:10.1186/s13256-020-02610-7

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Hemochromatosis, alcoholism and unhealthy dietary fat: a case report.

Journal of medical case reports - 17 Feb 2021

Shobi Venkatachalam, Adeseye Awe, Billy Ballard, Medhat Kalliny

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BACKGROUND: Hereditary hemochromatosis is an autosomal recessive disorder where the clinical phenotype of skin pigmentation and organ damage occurs only in homozygotes. Simple heterozygotes, that is, just C282Y, typically do not develop iron overload. Here we present a case where a simple heterozygote in combination with alcoholism developed high ferritin and high transferrin saturation levels indicative of iron...

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PMID: 33596964
DOI: 10.1186/s13256-020-02610-7
PMCID: PMC7888131

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