We tested the hypothesis that the hepatic siderosis that characterizes sporadic porphyria cutanea tarda is due to the presence of HLA-linked hemochromatosis alleles. We studied 21 probands with ...

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 ...

Then in December, she underwent genetic testing and met with a hematologist, finding out she has hemochromatosis. "Essentially, my body and blood have an extremely high and dangerous amount of ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: 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 ...

Then in December, she underwent genetic testing and met with a hematologist, finding out she has hemochromatosis. "Essentially, my body and blood have an extremely high and dangerous amount of iron in ...

Digenic inheritance (DI) is the simplest form of inheritance for genetically complex diseases. By contrast with the thousands of reports that mutations in single genes cause human diseases, there are ...

Thyroid disease is caused by over- or underproduction of thyroid hormones. An overproduction of thyroid hormones is called hyperthyroidism, and an underproduction of thyroid hormones is called ...

Learn how to use a range of prefixes to form and spell words. Suffixes and how to use them Learn how to use a range of suffixes to change the meaning of words. Using suffixes to show tenses Learn ...

There are a significant number of words, phrases and acronyms that appear when talking about race and ethnicity which often change depending on the context of the conversation. Language is ...