Haemochromatosis is now known to be an iron-storage disease with genetic heterogeneity
but with a final common metabolic pathway resulting in inappropriately low production of the …

Over the past 15 to 20 years much has been learned about genetic (hereditary, primary,
idiopathic) hemochromatosis (GH). Confirmation that the disease is an inherited disorder of …

Background & Aims: Hepatic iron overload has been reported in various metabolic
conditions, including the insulin-resistance syndrome (IRS) and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis …

Purpose To investigate the changing modes of clinical presentation and diagnosis in 93
patients with familial hemochromatosis and to compare the results with other reports from …

In the United States the average daily intake of dietary iron ranges from 10 to 30 mg, but only
about 1 mg is absorbed, to balance precisely the loss due to the sloughing of intact cells …

The reliability of serum iron, transferrin saturation, and serum ferritin in the detection of early
iron overload in hemochromatosis was determined in 120 young (< 35 yr old) relatives …

Major Issues in the Control of Iron Deficiency Page 1 ARCHIV 108409 Page 2 Major Issues
JDRC.LIb 1D7O in the Control of Iron Deficiency Stuart Gillespie The Micronutrient Initiative …

In both hereditary hemochromatosis and in the various forms of secondary
hemochromatosis, there is a pathologic expansion of body iron stores due mainly to an …

We determined the prevalence of iron overload due to homozygous haemochromatosis in
an asymptomatic Australian (predominantly Caucasian) population by surveying 1968 …

Background & Aims: The high prevalence, morbidity, premature death, and benefit of early
diagnosis and treatment make hemochromatosis a prime target for screening in the white …