Iron overload leading to cirrhosis in a patient with hereditary spherocytosis and heterozygosity for H63D mutation in the HFE gene
Hereditary spherocytosis (HS) refers to a group of autosomal dominantly inherited heterogeneous hereditary haemolytic anaemias (HHA). Significant iron overload in HS is uncommon. Iron overload has been described as a complication of HS when there is co-inheritance of hereditary haemochromatosis (HH)...
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Main Authors: | M. C. P. Madurapperuma (Author), R . B. A. T. Dulanjalie (Author), T. M. H. M. Thennakoon (Author), K. W. Gunawardena (Author), W. W. L. A. Jayanaga (Author), V. H. W. Dissanayake (Author) |
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Sri Lanka College of Internal Medicine,
2023-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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