haemochromatosis

Screening for a condition called haemochromatosis, where iron to builds up in the body, could help p ...

THE MEDICAL NEWS 2010

It is used as a regular treatment for the iron storage disorder 'haemochromatosis'.

Stuff And Nonsense 2009

John N. Feder et al., “A novel MHC class I-like gene is mutated in patients with hereditary haemochromatosis,” Nature Genetics 13 1996, 399–408.

The $1,000 Genome Kevin Davies 2010

John N. Feder et al., “A novel MHC class I-like gene is mutated in patients with hereditary haemochromatosis,” Nature Genetics 13 1996, 399–408.

The $1,000 Genome Kevin Davies 2010

College Dublin, who led the study, hopes that the findings will contribute to the understanding of genetic diversity in the human population and help to identify genetic susceptibility to diseases common in the Irish population such as cystic fibrosis, haemochromatosis and phenylketonuria.

NASIOC FunkerVogt 2010

With regard to the mention of diabetes, there is a page here on the American Diabetes Association website that provides information on haemochromatosis:

Stuff And Nonsense 2009

Note: I wonder if food supplement companies and nutritionists ask their customers about haemochromatosis prior to making recommendations about supplementation.

Stuff And Nonsense 2009

Bloodletting is an effective treatment for haemochromatosis, the effects can be monitored by testing transferrin saturation and serum ferritin, and the treatment can help to prevent serious complications of the disorder if diagnosed in a timely fashion.

Stuff And Nonsense 2009

The biopsy may determine the severity of the disease and rule out other possible causes of liver disease such as alcoholic or drug-induced hepatitis, autoimmune hepatitis or iron overload in the liver (hereditary haemochromatosis).

Vanguard News 2009

Haemochromatosis Society has pages describing the disorder, the symptoms, how it is inherited, the tests for haemochromatosis, and recommendations regarding diet.

Stuff And Nonsense 2009