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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Hematology · Georgetown University School of Medicine
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...