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HFE hemochromatosis screening in patients with severe hip osteoarthritis: A prospective cross-sectional study. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2018
OBJECTIVE:Despite the high frequency of HFE gene mutations in Western Europe, widespread screening for HFE hemochromatosis is not recommended due to its variable phenotype.
Bastian Oppl   +13 more
doaj   +1 more source

Hemochromatosis - modern condition of the problem [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
The iron overload syndrome can be associated with various acquired states and hereditary factors. Hereditary hemochromatosis is the most common genetic disorder. Without therapeutic intervention the disease can lead to the development of life-threatening
A N Voloshin   +3 more
core   +1 more source

The Development of Hemochromatosis after Treatment for Celiac Sprue

open access: yesCanadian Journal of Gastroenterology, 1994
Celiac sprue is a chronic disease characterized by maldigestion and malabsorption. Whereas many diseases have been reported in association with celiac sprue, hemochromatosis has not.
Mang Ma, Edmond A Ryan, Vincent G Bain
doaj   +1 more source

Genetic disorders in gastroenterology and hepatology - HFE gene and hemochromatosis

open access: yes, 2004
Hereditary hemochromatosis (HH) is the most common inherited disorder of iron metabolism. It is characterized by elevated intestinal iron absorption and the progressive deposition of iron in tissues throughout the body, notably in the parenchymal cells ...
Ramm, G. A.   +6 more
core   +1 more source

Hemochromatosis and Yersiniosis [PDF]

open access: yes, 1990
Two patients with documented hemochromatosis and systemic infection with Yersinia enterocolitica are described. The first patient presented with Y enterocolitica septicemia and an infected hip prosthesis which led to the diagnosis of hemochromatosis. The
Paul C Adams, James Gregor
core   +1 more source

Screening for hemochromatosis in asymptomatic subjects with or without a family history [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
Background: Hemochromatosis in white subjects is mostly due to homozygosity for the common C282Y substitution in HFE. Although clinical symptoms are preventable by early detection of the genetic predisposition and prophylactic treatment, population ...
Anderson, G J   +44 more
core   +1 more source

Hereditary hemochromatosis: pathogenesis, symptoms, diagnosis and current treatment - literature review

open access: yesJournal of Education, Health and Sport
Introduction: Hereditary hemochromatosis is the most common genetic disorder in Northern Europe. It involves an overload of iron in the tissues due to a deficiency of the protein hepcidin.
Dominika Prystacka-Szar   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Patients and blood donors with hemochromatosis: A survey conducted in Førde Health Trust

open access: yesBioingeniøren, 2021
Introduction: To allow eligible persons with hemochromatosis to become blood donors will be advantageous for these individuals and for the blood supply.
Turid Aarhus Braseth   +2 more
doaj  

Should the Children of Patients with Hemochromatosis be Screened for the Disease?

open access: yesCanadian Journal of Gastroenterology, 1988
Idiopathic hemochromatosis is an underdiagnosed treatable condition inherited in an autosomal recessive pattern. Since early treatment is of demonstrated value, screening of high risk groups of individuals in a valuable exercise in preventive medicine ...
Donald G. MacIntosh   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Non-coding keratin variants associate with liver fibrosis progression in patients with hemochromatosis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Background Keratins 8 and 18 (K8/K18) are intermediate filament proteins that protect the liver from various forms of injury. Exonic K8/K18 variants associate with adverse outcome in acute liver failure and with liver fibrosis progression in patients ...
Guldiken, Nurdan   +27 more
core   +3 more sources

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