Hematology

Hereditary Hemochromatosis

Questions discussed in this category

For pediatric patients with iron overload (high ferritin and transferrin saturation), do you perform HFE screening first, or proceed to non-HFE gene sequencing upfront to evaluate for HJV mutation as well?

Especially considering that family history is not fully available.

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What parameters would you use to monitor and interpret iron levels in a hemochromatosis patient where ferritin is unreliable due to underlying chronic inflammation?

How would your recommendation change if the patient has H63 homozygous mutation?

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Is there benefit to aggressively treating hemochromatosis in a patient who has already progressed to cirrhosis at the time of diagnosis?

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Papers discussed in this category

Archives of internal medicine, 2006 Feb 13

Screening for hemochromatosis in asymptomatic subjects with or without a family history.

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