Hereditary hemochromatosis is an inherited iron overload disorder caused by inappropriately low hepcidin secretion leading to increased duodenal absorption of dietary iron, most commonly in C282Y ...

Although hemochromatosis is often classified as a liver disease, it should be emphasized that it is a systemic genetic disease with multisystem involvement. The liver has, however, been central ...

A condition that causes excess iron accumulation in the body Hemochromatosis is a medical condition where people have excessive iron in the body. The most common cause is an inherited genetic change, ...

I was diagnosed with Hemochromatosis in 1979. But my story pales in comparison to the many folks I have met on the Net who have been diagnosed with iron overloading from genetic Hemochromatosis.

Shenagh Lundy was diagnosed with Genetic haemochromatosis (GH). when she was 18. The disorder sometimes known as 'the Celtic curse' causes the body to absorb excessive amounts of iron. The iron is ...