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Hemochromatosis

Hemochromatosis is a disease in which too much iron builds up in your body. Your body needs iron but too much of it is toxic. If you have hemochromatosis, you absorb more iron than you need. Your body has no natural way to get rid of the extra iron. It stores it in body tissues, especially the liver, heart, and pancreas. The extra iron can damage your organs. Without treatment, it can cause your organs to fail.

There are two types of hemochromatosis. Primary hemochromatosis is an inherited disease. Secondary hemochromatosis is usually the result of something else, such as anemia, thalassemia, liver disease, or blood transfusions.

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  1. Hemochromatosis (National Library of Medicine)  
    Hemochromatosis is a disease in which too much iron builds up in your body. Your body needs iron but too much of it is toxic. If you have hemochromatosis, you absorb ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/hemochromatosis.html - Health Topics
  2. Hypochromic microcytic anemia with iron overload 
    Hypochromic microcytic anemia with iron overload is a condition that impairs the normal transport of iron in cells. Iron is an essential component of hemoglobin, which ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/...omic-microcytic-anemia-with-iron-overload - Genetics
  3. African iron overload 
    African iron overload is a condition that involves absorption of too much iron from the diet. The excess iron is ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/african-iron-overload - Genetics
  4. Hemochromatosis 
    ... iron in the body. It is also called iron overload. ... many blood transfusions over time may lead to iron overload. Long-term alcohol use and other health conditions. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000327.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Iron Chelation (Aplastic Anemia and MDS International Foundation)  
    Hemochromatosis/Treatments and Therapies ... Hemochromatosis ... Aplastic Anemia/Treatments and Therapies ... Aplastic Anemia ... Thalassemia/Treatments and Therapies ... Thalassemia
    https://www.aamds.org/treatment/iron-chelation - External Health Links
  6. SLC40A1 gene 
    ... levels in the body is impaired, resulting in iron overload and damage to tissues and organs in the ... of African descent, which may lead to African iron overload. This effect seems to be more pronounced in ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/slc40a1 - Genetics
  7. GRACILE syndrome 
    ... condition's characteristic features: growth retardation, aminoaciduria, cholestasis, iron overload, lactic acidosis, and early death.In GRACILE syndrome, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/gracile-syndrome - Genetics
  8. Hereditary hemochromatosis 
    ... this reason, hereditary hemochromatosis is also called an iron overload disorder.Early symptoms of hereditary hemochromatosis may include ... article on PubMed Central Barton JC. Hemochromatosis and iron overload: from bench to clinic. Am J Med Sci. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../condition/hereditary-hemochromatosis - Genetics
  9. TFR2 gene 
    ... in the body's tissues, especially the liver. Iron overload leads to the organ damage and other signs ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/tfr2 - Genetics
  10. ALAS2 gene 
    ... cause X-linked dominant protoporphyria without anemia or iron overload. Am J Hum Genet. 2008 Sep;83(3): ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/alas2 - Genetics
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