Hereditary hemochromatosis beyond hyperferritinemia: Clinical and laboratory investigation of the patient’s profile submitted to phlebotomy in two reference centers in southern Brazil

Hereditary hemochromatosis beyond hyperferritinemia: Clinical and laboratory investigation of the patient’s profile submitted to phlebotomy in two reference centers in southern Brazil

Abstract Hereditary Hemochromatosis is a disorder characterized by iron deposition in several organs and hyperferritinemia. The most studied variants are linked to the HFE gene. In Brazil, surveys that characterize this population are scarce, with no sampling in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. Our o...

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Main Authors: Nathalia Kersting, Juliana Cristine Fontana, Fabiane Pohlmann de Athayde, Fernanda Marcante Carlotto, Bruna Accorsi Machado, Cristiane da Silva Rodrigues de Araújo, Leo Sekine, Tor Gunnar Hugo Onsten, Sandra Leistner-Segal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Genética 2023-05-01
Series:Genetics and Molecular Biology
Subjects:
Hyperferritinemia
diagnosis
Hereditary Hemochromatosis
HFE variants
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