Hereditary hemochromatosis

What is Hereditary Hemochromatosis (HH)?
Hereditary hemochromatosis (HH) is the most common form of iron overload syndromes, i.e. diseases in which too much iron builds up in one's body.

What is hereditary hemochromatosis?
Hereditary hemochromatosis is an inherited (genetic) disorder in which there is excessive accumulation of iron in the body (iron overload).

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What is hemochromatosis?

Alternate Names : Hereditary Hemochromatosis, Idiopathic Hemochromatosis, Bronze Diabetes, Iron Overload Disease ...

Hereditary Hemochromatosis (HHC) is characterized by increased iron absorption in the gastrointestinal tract that may cause lifelong excessive iron absorption and accumulation and serious health effects including arthritis, cirrhosis, diabetes, ...

Hereditary Hemochromatosis (HH) is a genetic disorder of iron storage characterized by excessive intestinal absorption of dietary iron.

Hereditary hemochromatosis is mainly caused by a defect in a gene called HFE, which helps regulate the amount of iron absorbed from food. The two known mutations of HFE are C282Y and H63D. C282Y is the most important.

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Hereditary hemochromatosis is almost always caused by a genetic mutation that is passed from both parents to a child.

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The gene for hereditary hemochromatosis was identified in 1996. The gene is referred to as HFE. The HFE gene can be identified in blood testing of 90 percent of patients with northern European ancestry.
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That's because hereditary hemochromatosis causes your body to absorb too much iron from the food you eat. The excess is stored in your organs, especially your liver, heart and pancreas.

Genetic IOD (Hereditary Hemochromatosis) is the most common genetic disorder in the U.S.50 One can also develop excess iron by absorbing too much from supplements, iron-rich diet, tobacco and other sources.

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This causes the same problems in young people that hereditary hemochromatosis causes in adults. But iron accumulation begins much earlier and symptoms usually appear by age 30.

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Once believed to be rare, hereditary hemochromatosis is now considered to be one the most common genetic diseases among Caucasians.

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Hepatitis (viral, autoimmune)
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Primary hemochromatosis, also called hereditary hemochromatosis, is an inherited disease. Secondary hemochromatosis is caused by anemia, alcoholism, and other conditions causing liver damage.

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Burke, Wylie, E Thomas, et al. Hereditary hemochromatosis: gene discovery and its implications for population-based screening. Journal of the American Medical Association. July 8, 2000; Vol. 280, pp. 172-78.

This iron overload can lead to serious health consequences, most notably cirrhosis of the liver. Description Hemochromatosis is also known as iron overload, bronze diabetes, hereditary hemochromatosisand familial hemochromatosis.

See also: Hemochromatosis, Symptom, Cancer, Diabetes, Deficiency