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Hemochromatosis

Known as: Cirrhosis, Pigmentary, Storage Disorder, Iron, Cirrhoses, Bronzed 
A condition in which the body takes up and stores more iron than it needs. The extra iron is stored in the liver, heart, and pancreas, which may… 
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5 ML Sodium ferric gluconate complex 12.5 MG/ML InjectionDeferoxamineFerrous fumarateHFE gene

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HEMOCHROMATOSIS, SECONDARYHEMOCHROMATOSIS, TYPE 1HEMOCHROMATOSIS, TYPE 3HEMOCHROMATOSIS, TYPE 4

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Iron Metabolism DisordersNutritional and Metabolic Diseasesred blood cell disorders

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1993
1993
Iron and coronary heart disease.
Several strands of evidence suggest a role for iron in heart disease. For example, the massive accumulation of iron that occurs… 
1982
1982
Ferritin synthesis in peripheral blood monocytes in idiopathic hemochromatosis.
RE ferritin synthesis in IHC was studied in M0s isolated from peripheral blood. Twelve phlebotomized hemochromatosis patients… 
1976
1976
Editorial: Serum ferritin fails to indicate hemochromatosis--nothing gold can stay.
For several years we have enjoyed a comfortable certainty that serum ferritin would provide, in healthy people, an accurate… 
Review
1975
Review
1975
Letter: HLA antigens in haemochromatosis.
proportion of women experiencing intercourse and the proportion of sexually active women who used contraceptives were greater… 
Review
1969
Review
1969
The control of color in mammals.
synopsis. Recent advances in the biology of mammalian pigmentation are reviewed. Particular attention is given to emerging… 
1966
1966
Plasma cells containing iron. An electron micrographic study.
The presence of iron in plasma cells was demonstrated by light and electron microscopy. The iron compound was identifiable as… 
Review
1961
Review
1961
Idiopathic hemochromatosis. A variant of portal cirrhosis and idiopathic hemosiderosis.
Few diseases so capture the imagination of medical students and physicians as does hemochromatosis, with what is widely accepted… 
1957
1957
The treatment of haemochromatosis; with particular reference to the removal of iron from the body by repeated venesection.
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1953
Highly Cited
1953
The treatment of hemochromatosis by massive venesection.
Excerpt Hemochromatosis is a rare disease characterized clinically by the triad of cirrhosis, diabetes and bronzing of the skin… 
1953
1953
Development of pigmentary cirrhosis in Cooley's anemia.