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Hemochromatosis - FAQs

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Canadian Hemochromatosis Society Suite FAQs What is hemochromatosis? Hereditary hemochromatosis (HHC), or iron overload, is an inherited disorder that causes the body to absorb two to three times the normal amount of iron. Over the years, the excess iron builds up in the vital organs, joints and tissues where it can cause a number of debilitating and potentially fatal conditions such as liver and heart disease, diabetes, impotence and arthritis. How common is it? Hereditary hemochromatosis is the most common genetic disorder affecting Canadians. One in nine people of mostly Northern European descent are carriers of the most common type of HHC and 1 in 300 are estimated to have two copies of the gene that puts them at risk for iron overload. Up until recently, medical professionals were taught this was an extremely rare disorder, so your doctor may not be aware of it. What are the symptoms? Because early symptoms can be non-specific and attributed to many other causes, hemochromatosis can be difficult to diagnose until more extensive damage has occurred. Even then, hemochromatosis is often overlooked as the causative factor in an observable disease. Some early symptoms include: chronic fatigue depression abdominal pain aching joints, especially in the knuckle and first joint of the first and second fingers loss of sex drive for both sexes, impotence for men, menstrual irregularities for women or early menopause discolouration or bronzing of the skin Later symptoms may include: Type II Diabetes (adult onset) hypothyroidism disease of the heart muscle and arrhythmia liver disorders including cirrhosis and liver cancer Is there a special test for hemochromatosis? Yes. A simple blood test can detect iron overload, ...

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