NEW YORK, June 26 (Praxis Press) Type 2 diabetes mellitus is a common complication of iron-overload diseases such as hereditary hemochromatosis. Recently a gene mutation was identified that strongly ...

Prevalence is high (≈1:200–300 C282Y homozygotes; ≈1:8–10 carriers), but penetrance is incomplete, complicating broad screening policy and payer coverage decisions. Nonspecific presentations (fatigue, ...

Doctors may use several tests to help diagnose hemochromatosis. The process may start with a physical exam and blood tests to check a person’s iron levels. Healthcare professionals use the terms ...

Although hemochromatosis was first described in the 19 th century, John Sheldon's 1934 description of 300 cases remains a landmark publication in defining the clinical characteristics of the disease.

The European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology—has developed the first classification criteria for hemochromatosis arthropathy (HA) from a unique derivation cohort using rigorous methodology.

The term hemochromatosis is commonly used as synonymous with HFE-associated genetic iron overload but several rarer causes of an identical clinicopathological syndrome have been described in recent ...

A British study has found that “stealth disease”, also known as hemochromatosis, could be the reason behind several disease conditions including cancers and joint diseases. These diseases were earlier ...