Article
[Non-HFE hemochromatosis: a case report].
Revista de gastroenterologia del Peru : organo oficial de la Sociedad de Gastroenterologia del Peru - 1 Jan 2000
Martínez-Ávila María Cristina, Toro-Trujillo Esteban, Alvarez-Londoño Angelina
Abstract excerpt
Hereditary hemochromatosis (HH) consists of a progressive iron overload that leads to an abnormal accumulation of iron in different target organs; and, if not treated in time, can cause multi-organ dysfunction. Various genetic mutations associated with HH have been described, the most frequent is associated with the HFE-gene, which is found in 90% of cases. At present, therapeutic phlebotomy continues to be the...
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