Hemochromatosis, or iron overload, involves excess levels of iron building up in the body. Without treatment, the condition can cause serious complications, and it can be life threatening.

Iron overload is more readily found in men than in women, as women have some iron loss through menstruation. A second gene mutation, H63D, accounts for 2-5% of people with hemochromatosis.

Hemochromatosis (also sometimes known as iron overload) is a condition that occurs when your body stores too much iron, which ...

Idiopathic hemochromatosis is an inherited condition that causes an iron overload in the body. Untreated, it can lead to complications such as liver disease.

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The findings are shown in Table 1.No iron was found in the mononuclear leukocytes of the normal subjects. Iron-containing cells were found in the blood of eight of the nine untreated patients with ...

Hereditary hemochromatosis (HHC) is a genetic disease of iron overload. Treatment can be done by donating blood. My first patient with HHC donated over 100 units of blood before his blood levels ...

Blood transfusions are a common treatment for myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS). Over time, frequent transfusions can result in iron overload, which can cause widespread damage to organs throughout ...

Iron overload is more readily found in men than in women, as women have some iron loss through menstruation. A second gene mutation, H63D, accounts for 2-5% of people with hemochromatosis.

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 65-year-old woman who was recently diagnosed with iron deficiency and sent to a hematologist for two sessions of iron infusion. After completing this procedure, I found out ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 65-year-old woman who was recently diagnosed with iron deficiency and sent to a hematologist for two sessions of iron infusion. After completing this procedure, I found out ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 65-year-old woman who was recently diagnosed with iron deficiency and sent to a hematologist for two sessions of iron infusion. After completing this procedure, I found out ...