HFE-Related Hereditary Hemochromatosis Is Not Invariably a Disease of Adulthood: Importance of Early Diagnosis and Phlebotomy in Childhood

J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2016 Apr;62(4):e35-7. doi: 10.1097/MPG.0000000000000478.
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Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Age of Onset
  • Amino Acid Substitution
  • Asymptomatic Diseases*
  • Child
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Early Diagnosis
  • Growth Disorders / etiology
  • Growth Disorders / prevention & control
  • Hemochromatosis / diagnosis*
  • Hemochromatosis / genetics
  • Hemochromatosis / physiopathology
  • Hemochromatosis / surgery
  • Hemochromatosis Protein / genetics
  • Heterozygote
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mutation
  • Phlebotomy
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Turkey
  • Twins

Substances

  • HFE protein, human
  • Hemochromatosis Protein