Type 1 or Hereditary Hemochromatosis Articles

• What is Hemochromatosis
  
  Hemochromatosis (HE-mo-kro-ma-TOE-sis) is a disease in which too much iron builds up in your body. When this happens, the iron can poison the organs and lead to organ failure
• Hereditary Hemochromatosis-It can be Treated
  
  Hereditary Hemochromatosis (HH) is the most common genetic disorder of persons of northern European extraction. The mortality of HH can be reduced by early diagnosis and treatment by blood letting
• Who gets Hemochromatosis
  
  Hereditary hemochromatosis is the most common form of hemochromatosis. It is predominately a disorder of persons of northern European extraction.
• Hereditary Hemochromatosis
  
  Hereditary Hemochromatosis (HH) is the most common genetic disorder of persons of northern European extraction.
• Hemochromatosis Symptoms
  
  Probably the greatest difficulty in diagnosing early hemochromatosis is that it is nonspecific and symptoms are vague.
• Hemochromatosis Screening
  
  Hereditary Hemochromatosis fits the criteria set by the World Health Organization for population screening for a disease: