RT Book, Section
A1 Friedman, Lawrence S.
A2 Papadakis, Maxine A.
A2 McPhee, Stephen J.
A2 Rabow, Michael W.
A2 McQuaid, Kenneth R.
SR Print(0)
ID 1184173570
T1 Hemochromatosis
T2 Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2022
YR 2022
FD 2022
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781264269389
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1184173570
RD 2024/04/19
AB ESSENTIALS  OF  DIAGNOSISUsually  suspected  because  of  a  family  history  or  an  elevated  iron  saturation  or  serum  ferritin.Most  patients  are  asymptomatic;  the  disease  is  rarely  recognized  clinically  before  the  fifth  decade.Hepatic  abnormalities  and  cirrhosis,  heart  failure,  hypogonadism,  and  arthritis.HFE  gene  mutation  (usually  C282Y/C282Y)  is  found  in  most  cases.