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Definition & process of Hemochromatosis developing 1
Hemochromatosis Diagnosis, symptoms & complications 2
Hemochromatosis Treatment 3
Current medical issues 4
References 4
Hemochromatosis is a metabolic disorder in which the body organs accumulate excess iron, leading to organ damage. It can result from a mutation in the HFE gene or excessive iron from a person’s diet or blood transfusions. Hemochromatosis as shown in figure 1 is also classified as an iron storage disorder in which parenchymal cells excessively accumulate iron, eventually causing tissue destruction and functional insufficiency of organs (1).
Figure 1: Hemochromatosis scheme definition
Due to improper regulation of intestinal iron absorption in familial hemochromatosis, there is a 0.5–1 g/yrs. net iron build-up. Both the primary and secondary types of this illness run in families due to primary hemochromatosis' hereditary makeup. Some anaemia,..............................
