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HFE-related hereditary haemochromatosis, Type 1

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Link to WHO Definition

Hemochromatosis type 1 (classic) is the most common form of hereditary hemochromatosis (HH), a group of diseases characterised by excessive tissue iron deposition. Hemochromatosis type 1 causes chronic fatigue, bronzed skin pigmentation and tissue damage in the liver, pancreas, joints, bone, endocrine glands, heart, which result in various complications in adulthood including liver fibrosis (cirrhosis with a risk of hepatocellular carcinoma), diabetes mellitus, arthropathy, osteoporosis, hypogonadotropic hypogonadism, and cardiac failure.

Parents

Hereditary haemochromatosis

Children

Arthropathy in haemochromatosis