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Clinical Presentation of a Patient With Hemochromatosis After Bariatric Surgery With HFE (H63D) Mutation.
Journal of investigative medicine high impact case reports - 1 Jan 2026
Petridis Samuele, Rodriguez Karla Baez, Punjabi Naresh, De La Cruz-Munoz Nestor, Bernal-Mizrachi Ernesto, Varghese Ron T
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Hereditary hemochromatosis (HH) is a genetic disorder characterized by excessive intestinal iron absorption, most associated with HFE C282Y homozygosity. In contrast, H63D homozygosity is considered a low-penetrance genotype that rarely leads to clinically significant iron overload. Bariatric surgery, particularly sleeve gastrectomy, may predispose patients to iron deficiency through reduced gastric acid and...
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