[4] It seems likely then that there are factors other than iron overload -- such as environmental factors (alcohol, diet) and comodifying genes -- that contribute to cirrhosis in hemochromatosis.

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 ...

Please let me know if this sounds reasonable. — J.D. Dear J.D.: Hereditary hemochromatosis (HH) is caused by excess absorption of iron. The body can normally regulate how much iron to absorb ...

A condition that causes excess iron accumulation in the body Medically reviewed by Benjamin Leach, MD Hemochromatosis is a ...

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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.

After a genetic test, Alex Swanson learned he has hereditary hemochromatosis, a condition causing iron overload that can lead ...

I am not sure this is reasonable advice, as I understand thalassemia isn’t an issue with absorbing iron from the diet, but rather an inability to store iron in the red blood cells due to their ...