Hemochromatosis Info

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!Hereditary hemochromatosis is the most common genetic disease amongst Caucasians. It causes the body to absorb and store too much iron. It gets its name from “hemo” for blood and “chroma” for colour, referring to the characteristic bronze skin […]

A physical examination shows an enlarged liver, enlarged spleen, and skin color changes.
Blood tests may help make the diagnosis. These include:

Serum iron (high)
TIBC (reduced)
Serum ferritin (high)
Percentage of transferrin saturation (high)

The diagnosis may be confirmed with a liver biopsy or phlebotomy, a procedure that removes blood to lower the amount of iron in the body.
Recently, genetic […]