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    Iron overload (also haemochromatosis (British English) or hemochromatosis (American English)) indicates increased total accumulation of iron in the body...
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    understanding diseases of iron overload, such as hereditary hemochromatosis, and iron deficiency, such as iron-deficiency anemia. Iron is an essential bioelement...
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    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...
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  • saturation is a common indicator of iron deficiency anemia whereas a high transferrin saturation may indicate iron overload or hemochromatosis. Transferrin...
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    Nurchi, Valeria M.; Lachowicz, Joanna (2019). "Chapter 3. Iron Chelation for Iron Overload in Thalassemia". In Sigel, Astrid; Freisinger, Eva; Sigel,...
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    Ferritin (category Iron metabolism)
    iron overload. Ferritin is found in most tissues as a cytosolic protein, but small amounts are secreted into the serum where it functions as an iron carrier...
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    Hereditary haemochromatosis (category Iron metabolism)
    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...
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    deletion also had increased duodenal iron absorption, elevated plasma iron and transferrin saturation levels, and iron overload, mainly in hepatocytes. Mice have...
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    Hemosiderosis (category Iron metabolism)
    Hemosiderosis is a form of iron overload disorder resulting in the accumulation of hemosiderin. Types include: Transfusion hemosiderosis Idiopathic pulmonary...
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    needed] Repeated blood transfusions cause severe problems associated with iron overload. Three main forms have been described: thalassemia minor, thalassemia...
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    continuing blood transfusions to survive. Iron overload: People with thalassemia can get an overload of iron in their bodies, either from the disease itself...
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    transfusion dependent. Reversal of some of the consequences of iron overload in MDS by iron chelation therapy has been shown. Both the MDS Foundation and...
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    chemotherapy may develop iron deficiency and anemia, for which intravenous iron therapy is used to restore iron levels. Iron overload, which may occur from...
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    Other side effects, which may occur with excessive use, include iron overload and iron toxicity. Ferrous salts used as supplements by mouth include ferrous...
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    very late in the disease. This is in contrast to transfusional iron overload in which iron deposition occurs first in the reticuloendothelial cells and...
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    Hepcidin (category Iron metabolism)
    serum iron being available for developing red blood cells. When the hepcidin level is abnormally low such as in hemochromatosis, iron overload occurs...
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  • Look up overload or overloaded in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Overload or overloaded may refer to: Overload (novel), a 1979 novel by Arthur Hailey...
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  • event of known iron overload or iron utilization disorders. Iron polymaltose must not be administered at the same time as parenteral iron preparations....
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  • immediately. A quick response to iron poisoning can significantly improve clinical outcomes. Overnutrition Iron overload Manoguerra, Anthony S.; Erdman...
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    diabetic ketoacidosis, low white blood cells, cancer, organ transplant, iron overload, kidney problems, long-term steroids or use of immunosuppressants, and...
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  • removes iron from the blood. This involves delivering iron chelating agents such as deferoxamine, deferiprone or deferasirox. If iron overload has caused...
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    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...
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    transferrin saturation: markers of iron overload as in hemochromatosis, copper and ceruloplasmin: markers of copper overload as in Wilson's disease Immunoglobulin...
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  • Hemochromatosis type 4 is a hereditary iron overload disorder that affects ferroportin, an iron transport protein needed to export iron from cells into circulation...
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    formulation) both by Novartis among others, is an oral iron chelator. Its main use is to reduce chronic iron overload in patients who are receiving long-term blood...
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    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...
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    lucky iron fish, an iron ingot used during cooking to provide dietary iron to those with iron deficiency. People with hemochromatosis (iron overload, bronze...
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    dependence. Concerns from repeated blood transfusions include iron overload. This iron overload may require chelation therapy. The global market for anemia...
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    (red blood cells) in people with iron overload as a result of Hereditary haemochromatosis or transfusional iron overload Thrombocytapheresis – removal of...
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    forms of iron overload can be thought of as relative hepcidin deficiency in one way or another[1]. For instance, a severe form of iron overload, juvenile...
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