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Hemochromatosis

Hemochromatosis is probably the most common disease you've never heard of, as well as the single most common genetic disorder in the American population. An estimated one in 10 Americans carry one copy of the genetic trait for hemochromatosis, and about one in 250 are considered at highest risk because they carry the genetic trait from both parents.

What are the symptoms of hemochromatosis?

Characterized by iron overload in the blood, hemochromato (More)


Understanding Hemochromatosis

  • Take Medical Advice When Reducing Iron
  • Physicians Raise Awareness of Common but Unrecognized Disease
  • Hemochromatosis
  • Hemochromatosis: From the NIH
  • Hemochromatosis: Overviews
  • Iron Overload and Hemochromatosis (CDC)
  • What is Hemochromatosis? (The American Liver Foundation)

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  • Symptoms and Tests
  • Treatment
  • Complications
  • The Body
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