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→Heredity Hemochromatosis
==Heredity Hemochromatosis==
==Heredity Hemochromatosis==
*H&P: Males present young (30s), Females present late (60s), '''hyperpigmentation''', arthritis, cardiomyopathy, diabetes
*H&P: Males present young (30s), Females present late (60s); '''hyperpigmentation''', arthritis, cardiomyopathy, diabetes
*Dx: Elevated AST and ALT; increased serum ferritin and transferrin saturation; HFE gene mutation
*Dx: Elevated AST and ALT; increased serum ferritin and transferrin saturation; HFE gene mutation
*Tx: Therapeutic phlebotomy
*Tx: Therapeutic phlebotomy