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Pathophysiological consequences and benefits of HFE mutations: 20 years of research

Haematologica, 2017
Mutations in the HFE (hemochromatosis) gene cause hereditary hemochromatosis, an iron overload disorder that is hallmarked by excessive accumulation of iron in parenchymal organs. The HFE mutation p.Cys282Tyr is pathologically most relevant and occurs in
Ina Hollerer, André Bachmann, Martina U. Muckenthaler   +2 more
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An unfortunate case of acquired hemochromatosis: a case report review of the clinical presentation, diagnosis, management, and prognosis

, 2016
Anam Tariq,1 Kevin Westra,2 Arben Santo3 1Department of Internal Medicine, Pinnacle Health Internal Medicine, 2Department of Gastroenterology, Harrisburg Gastroenterology, Harrisburg, PA, 3Department of Pathology, Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine-
Santo A, Tariq A, Westra K
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HFE-Associated Hereditary Haemochromatosis

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology, 2000
Hereditary hemochromatosis is a common inherited disorder of the iron metabolism. Screening studies indicate that it has a prevalence of one in 200 to 400, depending on the population studied, and a carrier rate of about one in seven to one in 10.
Emmeke J Eijkelkamp, Thomas R Yapp, Lawrie W Powell   +2 more
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Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev [PDF]

Background:Experimental studies suggest that iron overload might increase pancreatic cancer (PC) risk. We evaluated whether prediagnostic hemochromatosis and iron-overload diseases, including sideroblastic and congenital dyserythropoietic anemias and non-

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Neonatal hemochromatosis: A case and review of the literature

, 1988
Hemochromatosis is a disease in which the inappropriate absorption of iron over 30-40 yr results in tissue iron overload and the development of cirrhosis of the liver, diabetes, hypogonadism, arthropathy, and skin pigmentation.
Searle J., Adams P.C.
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Case report: A rare case of hereditary hemochromatosis caused by a mutation in the HAMP gene in Fuyang, China

Frontiers in Medicine
Hemochromatosis, also known as siderosis, is a disease caused by excessive iron deposition in human organs and tissues, resulting from iron metabolism disorders.
Jinling Wang, Jing Xu, Ning Jiang, Hui Liu, Fengcheng Li, Beibei Wang, Jin Wang, Ziyu Chu, Lin Tan, Shasha Li   +9 more
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Management of human factors engineering-associated hemochromatosis: A 2015 update

, 2016
This review focuses on the management of iron metabolism and iron overload experienced in the hereditary condition, human factors engineering (HFE)-associated hemochromatosis.
Sivakumar, Menaka, Powell, Lawrie W.
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Hereditary Hemochromatosis: Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Treatment

, 2010
In the late 1800s, hemochromatosis was considered an odd autoptic finding. More than a century later, it was finally recognized as a hereditary, multi-organ disorder associated with a polymorphism that is common among white people: a 845G -> A change in ...
Antonello Pietrangelo, PIETRANGELO, Antonello   +1 more
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HEREDITARY HEMOCHROMATOSIS: A RARE DISEASE OR A DIFFICULT DIAGNOSIS FOR A GENERAL PRACTITIONER?

Медицина в Кузбассе
Hemochromatosis is a hereditary disease belonging to the group of storage diseases characterized by impaired iron metabolism with its pathological accumulation in vital organs, including the liver.
Александра Валерьевна Морозова, Ольга Александровна Морозова, Николай Андреевич Бичан   +2 more
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Liver: Primary Hemochromatosis

, 1900
Primary hemochromatosis. COMMENT: Characteristic picture of pigment cirrhosis of finely nodular brown liver.
MUSC Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
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