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→Hereditary hemochromatosis: more
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*Mutation thought to confer survival advantage - several theories (increased resistance to [[TB]], S. typhi vs. decreased iron deficiency/increased iron absorption).<ref name=pmid18192769/> | *Mutation thought to confer survival advantage - several theories (increased resistance to [[TB]], S. typhi vs. decreased iron deficiency/increased iron absorption).<ref name=pmid18192769/> | ||
Associated pathology: | Associated pathology ''hemochromatosis can cause deposits anywhere'':<ref>URL: [http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/USMLE_Step_2_Review http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/USMLE_Step_2_Review]. Accessed on: 15 March 2012.</ref> | ||
*[[ | *Hypogonadism. | ||
* | *[[Cirrhosis]] and [[HCC]]. | ||
*[[Cardiomyopathy]] - usu. [[DCM]], may be [[RCM]]. | |||
*[[Diabetes mellitus]] (bronze diabetes). | |||
*Arthropathy. | |||
Pathophysiology: | Pathophysiology: | ||