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===General=== | ===General=== | ||
*Iron overload secondary to blood transfusions for hereditary or acquired anemia.<ref name=pmid19727383/> | *Iron overload secondary to blood transfusions for hereditary or acquired anemia.<ref name=pmid19727383/> | ||
**Primary hemochromatosis due to a defect in iron processing | **Primary hemochromatosis due to a defect in iron processing - called ''[[hereditary hemochromatosis]]''. | ||
*Imaging considered the best test, as iron deposition is patchy.<ref name=pmid19727383/> | *Imaging considered the best test, as iron deposition is patchy.<ref name=pmid19727383/> | ||