What is the best approach to manage iron overload secondary to both heterozygous HFE gene mutation and two heterozygous aceruloplasminemia gene mutations?
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What is the best approach to manage iron overload secondary to concurrent heterozygous HFE and aceruloplasminemia gene mutations?
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Hematology · Georgetown University School of Medicine
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The question is good as both heterozygotes for HFE and double heterozygotes (I suspect the same applies for aceruloplasminemia) for HFE are usually invisible. That being said, not always. What I do, if the increased iron is not urgent (normal LFTs, ferritins <1,500), is get them to become blood dono...
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