Iron overload (also known as haemochromatosis or hemochromatosis) is the abnormal and increased accumulation of total iron in the body, leading to organ...

understanding diseases of iron overload, such as hereditary hemochromatosis, and iron deficiency, such as iron-deficiency anemia. Iron is an essential bioelement...

African iron overload is an iron overload disorder first observed among people of African descent in Southern Africa and Central Africa. It is now recognized...

primary storage area for iron and naturally accumulates excess iron over time, it is likely to be damaged by iron overload. Toxins may accumulate in...

removes iron from the blood. This involves delivering iron chelating agents such as deferoxamine, deferiprone or deferasirox. If iron overload has caused...

total amount of iron stored in the body; hence, serum ferritin is used as a diagnostic test for iron-deficiency anemia and iron overload. Aggregated ferritin...

Nurchi, Valeria M.; Lachowicz, Joanna (2019). "Chapter 3. Iron Chelation for Iron Overload in Thalassemia". In Sigel, Astrid; Freisinger, Eva; Sigel,...

secondary hemochromatosis due to iron overload from repeated transfusions. Patients with chronic iron overload can have iron deposits in their liver, heart...

deletion also had increased duodenal iron absorption, elevated plasma iron and transferrin saturation levels, and iron overload, mainly in hepatocytes. Mice have...

Hemosiderosis is a form of iron overload disorder resulting in the accumulation of hemosiderin. Types include: Transfusion hemosiderosis Idiopathic pulmonary...

and include anemia, pallor, tiredness, enlargement of the spleen, iron overload, abnormal bone structure, jaundice, and gallstones. In severe cases...

transfusion in case of an anemia crisis. Complications of transfusion include iron overload with resulting heart or liver disease. Other symptoms of thalassemias...

saturation is a common indicator of iron deficiency anemia whereas a high transferrin saturation may indicate iron overload or hemochromatosis. Transferrin...

Other side effects, which may occur with excessive use, include iron overload and iron toxicity. Ferrous salts used as supplements by mouth include ferrous...

Stellenbosch University, where she conducted influential research into iron overload. She is now the managing director of Gene Diagnostics, a private genetic...

chemotherapy may develop iron deficiency and anemia, for which intravenous iron therapy is used to restore iron levels. Iron overload, which may occur from...

ineffective production of red blood cells, increased hemolysis, and iron overload. Diagnosis is by checking the medical history of near relatives, microscopic...

dependence is iron overloading, which can damage the liver, heart, bone tissue and endocrine glands. Iron chelation therapy is used to treat iron overload and common...

Hemochromatosis type 4 is a hereditary iron overload disorder that affects ferroportin, an iron transport protein needed to export iron from cells into circulation...

iron fish, a small iron ingot used during cooking to provide dietary iron to those with iron deficiency. People with hemochromatosis (iron overload,...

diabetic ketoacidosis, low white blood cells, cancer, organ transplant, iron overload, kidney problems, long-term steroids or use of immunosuppressants, and...

Look up overload or overloaded in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Overload or overloaded may refer to: Overload (novel), a 1979 novel by Arthur Hailey...

brand name Exjade among others, is an oral iron chelator. Its main use is to reduce chronic iron overload in patients who are receiving long-term blood...

transferrin saturation: markers of iron overload as in hemochromatosis, copper and ceruloplasmin: markers of copper overload as in Wilson's disease Immunoglobulin...

Ferriprox among others, is a medication that chelates iron and is used to treat iron overload in thalassaemia major. It was first approved and indicated...

accessing iron in the blood, which causes anemia that is apparent at birth. It can lead to pallor, fatigue, and slow growth. The iron overload aspect of...

serum iron being available for developing red blood cells. When the hepcidin level is abnormally low, such as in hemochromatosis, iron overload occurs...

retardation, aminoaciduria (amino acids in the urine), cholestasis, iron overload, lactic acidosis and early death. Prior to birth, the growth of the...

cases of iron overload. The ferritin storage iron pool is much larger than the labile iron pool, ranging in concentration from 0.7 mM to 3.6 mM. Iron export...

dependence. Concerns from repeated blood transfusions include iron overload. This iron overload may require chelation therapy. The global market for anemia...