Nat Clin Pract Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2006;3(4):178-179. Although hemochromatosis was first described in the 19 th century, John Sheldon's 1934 description of 300 cases remains a landmark publication ...

Hemochromatosis is a disorder that causes your body to absorb more iron than it should, a condition called iron overload. It affects about one million people in the United States, making it one of the ...

Hemochromatosis is a condition that causes an overload of iron in the blood. Many people do not show any symptoms, but some experience fatigue and joint pain. It can either be inherited or caused by ...

Idiopathic hemochromatosis is a buildup of iron in the body. Without treatment, it can harm organs. Idiopathic hemochromatosis is an inherited condition in which iron levels build up in the body and ...

Hemochromatosis causes the body to absorb too much iron from foods. To minimize the symptoms and reduce the risk of complications, people can follow a hemochromatotis diet. There are two types of ...

Hemochromatosis is a disorder that causes your body to absorb too much iron. Blood tests that measure iron levels in your blood and liver can help diagnose the condition. The medical disorder ...

Recently discovered genetic mutations, modern diagnostic techniques, and fresh approaches to therapy change the outlook on hemochromatosis. Ben, age 46, visited his primary-care clinician with ...

THE genesis of the Kimmelstiel–Wilson lesion and, for that matter, of all the vascular lesions in diabetes mellitus is not understood. It is unclear whether the pathogenesis of the vascular changes is ...

Hemochromatosis is the buildup of iron in your body. Secondary hemochromatosis is when iron builds up in your tissue due to an underlying medical condition and not due to your genetics. People with ...

Purpose: The recent discovery of the HFE gene and its association with hereditary hemochromatosis has renewed the attention directed to iron-overload diseases. Population screening for hereditary ...

BMP, bone morphogenetic protein; BMPR, bone morphogenetic protein receptor; HAMP, hepcidin; HFE, hereditary hemochromatosis protein; HJV, hemojuvelin; Holo-Tf, holo ...

Although hemochromatosis was first described in the 19 th century, John Sheldon's 1934 description of 300 cases remains a landmark publication in defining the clinical characteristics of the disease.