Blood donation for iron removal in individuals with HFE mutations: study of efficacy and safety and short review on hemochromatosis and blood donation

Blood donation for iron removal in individuals with HFE mutations: study of efficacy and safety and short review on hemochromatosis and blood donation

BackgroundElevated serum ferritin with/without HFE variants in asymptomatic persons leads frequently to referral for blood donation. Hemochromatosis (p.C282Y/p.C282Y) only requires treatment. We evaluated safety and feasibility of iron removal in healthy persons with elevated ferritin and HFE varian...

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Main Authors: Laura Infanti, Gerda Leitner, Morten Moe, Vildana Pehlic, Marco Cattaneo, Pascal Benkert, Andreas Holbro, Jakob Passweg, Nina Worel, Andreas Buser
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
Subjects:
iron removal
erythrapheresis
phlebotomy
HFE mutations
hemochromatosis
blood donation
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2024.1362941/full

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