Hemochromatosis: more common than first thought
Hereditary hemochromatosis type 1 is a disease of iron overload caused predominantly by a mutation in the homeostatic iron regulator (HFE) gene, p.Cyst282Tyr (p.C282Y). The incidence of the mutation is most common in people of northern European descent – with 1 in 8 people being carriers, making it the most common genetic condition in this […]
