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Oct 23rd, 2020 - Hereditary hemochromatosis typically presents in adulthood with organ damage secondary to iron overload. In females, menstrual periods are a protective mechanism allowing for monthly loss of iron stores. We report the case of an adolescent female ...

Oct 15th, 2020 - Concurrent hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia and hereditary hemochromatosis: a case report.|2020|Bailey CR,Rowan NR,Chaturvedi S,Weiss CR,|

Oct 15th, 2020 - Mutations in HFE cause hereditary hemochromatosis type I hallmarked by increased iron absorption, iron accumulation in hepatocytes and iron deficiency in myeloid cells. HFE encodes an MHC-I like molecule, but its function in immune responses to in...

Oct 15th, 2020 - People with HIV (PWH) continue to experience sensory neuropathy and neuropathic pain in the combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) era for unclear reasons. This study evaluated the role of iron in a previously reported association of iron-loadi...

Oct 5th, 2020 - Atypical clinical symptoms of juvenile hereditary hemochromatosis (JHH) often leads to misdiagnosis and underdiagnosis bringing ominous outcomes, even death. The whole exome was sequenced and interpreted. A literature review assisted to analyze an...

Aug 1st, 2019 - Hereditary hemochromatosis (HH) is one of the most common genetic disorders among persons of northern European descent. There have been recent advances in the diagnosis, management, and treatment of HH. The availability of molecular diagnostic tes...

Jul 24th, 2019 - Hereditary hemochromatosis (HH) is one of the most common genetic disorders among persons of northern European descent. There have been recent advances in the diagnosis, management, and treatment of HH. The availability of molecular diagnostic tes...

Apr 2nd, 2019 - Types of DTC genetic tests A broad range of genetic test types are offered DTC, including: Carrier testing for diseases such as cystic fibrosis and hemochromatosis Pharmacogenomic testing Testing for predisposition to complex diseases such as her...

Mar 31st, 2019 - Incidence and mortality rates for cancer overall are declining, but both incidence and mortality rates for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) are increasing.1,2 Risk factors for development of HCC include infection with hepatitis B virus (HBV) and/or ...

Mar 30th, 2018 - Although guidelines are available for hereditary hemochromatosis, a high percentage of the recommendations within them are not shared between the different guidelines. Our main aim is to provide an objective, simple, brief, and practical set of re.

Oct 23rd, 2020 - Hereditary hemochromatosis typically presents in adulthood with organ damage secondary to iron overload. In females, menstrual periods are a protective mechanism allowing for monthly loss of iron stores. We report the case of an adolescent female ...

Oct 15th, 2020 - Concurrent hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia and hereditary hemochromatosis: a case report.|2020|Bailey CR,Rowan NR,Chaturvedi S,Weiss CR,|

Oct 15th, 2020 - Mutations in HFE cause hereditary hemochromatosis type I hallmarked by increased iron absorption, iron accumulation in hepatocytes and iron deficiency in myeloid cells. HFE encodes an MHC-I like molecule, but its function in immune responses to in...

Oct 15th, 2020 - People with HIV (PWH) continue to experience sensory neuropathy and neuropathic pain in the combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) era for unclear reasons. This study evaluated the role of iron in a previously reported association of iron-loadi...

Oct 5th, 2020 - Atypical clinical symptoms of juvenile hereditary hemochromatosis (JHH) often leads to misdiagnosis and underdiagnosis bringing ominous outcomes, even death. The whole exome was sequenced and interpreted. A literature review assisted to analyze an...

Mar 15th, 2020 - This transcript has been edited for clarity. Hello. I'm Dr David Johnson, professor of medicine and chief of gastroenterology at Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk, Virginia. Welcome back to another GI Common Concerns. This past week, I sa...

Oct 19th, 2019 - Like many of you, my wife and I took the DNA plunge for fun and spit in the cup. She is genetically perfect, but I, however, am a carrier for alpha-1 anti-trypsin deficiency, hemochromatosis, and like 1 in 19 Irish people, cystic fibrosis.

Aug 1st, 2019 - Hereditary hemochromatosis (HH) is one of the most common genetic disorders among persons of northern European descent. There have been recent advances in the diagnosis, management, and treatment of HH. The availability of molecular diagnostic tes...

Apr 30th, 2019 - Q1. Correct Answer: A Rationale: This is an example of Yersinia infection.

Apr 2nd, 2019 - Types of DTC genetic tests A broad range of genetic test types are offered DTC, including: Carrier testing for diseases such as cystic fibrosis and hemochromatosis Pharmacogenomic testing Testing for predisposition to complex diseases such as her...