The Barrie, Ont.-born writer says she's visiting the hospital every two weeks to get blood taken from her body, which is ...

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 ...

Dear Dr. Roach: When I was diagnosed with hemochromatosis, my doctor explained that a ferritin level of 380 ng/mL was too ...

When I was diagnosed with hemochromatosis, my doctor explained that a ferritin level of 380 ng/mL was too high. I am a male and would like to know if I need to continue getting phlebotomies. After ...

Advances in our knowledge of hereditary hemochromatosis (HH) over the past 150 years have revealed new insights into this common genetic disorder. Meticulous family and HLA association studies ...

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