Hemocromatosis: revisión de la literatura a propósito de un caso clínico / Hemochromatosis: case report and literature review
Rev. méd. Maule
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37(2): 49-54, dic. 2022. ilus
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in Spanish
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ABSTRACT
Hemochromatosis (HC) is a disorder that alters the body's ability to metabolize iron, increasing its absorption, causing iron overload, and consequently an accumulation of the mineral in multiple organs such as the liver, heart, and pancreas. The amount of total iron in the body is 2-4 g in healthy individuals and remains within these limits throughout life thanks to the control of intestinal absorption. In patients with CH, this amount is increased by at least 10 times, which translates into body deposits of 20-40 grams of iron on average. Factors that increase the risk of having HC having two copies of the mutated HFE gene, family history, ethnicity or ancestry from Northern Europe (less common in blacks, Hispanics, and Asians), and male gender.
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Hemochromatosis
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Rev. méd. Maule
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2022
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Chile
Institution/Affiliation country:
Hospital Regional de Talca/CL
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Universidad Católica del Maule/CL
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