Hereditary Hemochromatosis
An Algorithmic Approach to Diagnosis
Iron Uptake, Preservation and Elimination

January 2009
Iron is taken up in the duodenum by the villa cell and the crypt cell. It is preserved in the liver in the hepatocyte and in the bile duct cell. It is eliminated by the kidney and the bowel.
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- Introduction
- Hereditary Hemochromatosis
- Normal Iron Absorption and Distribution
- Iron Overload Absorption and Distribution
- Iron Uptake, Preservation and Elimination
- Duodenum
- Iron Absorption and Transport by Intestinal Epithelium
- Iron Absorption and Transport by Intestinal Epithelium
- Hemochromatosis-Related Iron Accumulation
- Iron Absorption, Conservation and Transport by Hepatocyte
- Iron Absorption, Conservation and Transport in Hemochromatosis
- Effect of Hemochromatosis on Duodenal Crypt Cell
- Iron Absorption, Conservation and Transport in Hemochromatosis
- Clinical Presentation
- Clinical Presentation
- Hemochromatosis - Clinical Syndrome
- Laboratory Diagnosis: Serum Testing
- HFE Gene
- Hereditary Hemochromatosis
- Inheritance
- Genetic Testing
- Diagnostic Testing Algorithm
- Hemochromatosis - Gross Liver
- Hemochromatosis - Liver Microscopic
- Laboratory Diagnosis
- Treatment
- Summary
- Questions?