What does HH stand for?

Hereditary Hemochromatosis

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The common causes of Cirrhosis are hepatitis C, chronic hepatitis B; Wilson"s disease, autoimmune hepatitis, hereditary hemochromatosis, alcoholism etc.

Cirrhosis of the Liver Symptoms, What Causes Liver Cirrhosis

Hereditary hemochromatosis since discovery of the HFE gene.

Modifying effects of the HFE polymorphisms on the association between ...

3,17-21) The majority of human patients with hereditary hemochromatosis carry a unique missense mutation (C282Y) that alters a major histocompatability--complex class l-like protein designated HFE.

Pharmacokinetic disposition of the oral iron chelator deferiprone in ...

The next test targets three genetic mutations associated with hereditary hemochromatosis, a hard-to-detect disorder that results in excessive iron build-up in major organs of the body.

Nanogen lowers 2002 forecast due to delayed shipment

Identification of the gene mutated in human hereditary hemochromatosis provided the first insights to emerge in several decades into regulation of intestinal iron transport, and heralded the identification of other molecular participants in the process.

Molecular and Cellular Iron Transport. (Bookshelf)

The patient was found to be heterozygous for the his63asp (H63D) mutation of the HFE gene, a genotype not thought to be associated with hereditary hemochromatosis.

Metastatic Carcinomatous Cirrhosis and Hepatic Hemosiderosis in a ...

Persons with hereditary hemochromatosis may face discrimination, including difficulties in acquiring health, life, or disability insurance.

Iron Loading and Disease Surveillance

One in 250 to 300 people has hereditary hemochromatosis, a genetic condition in which too much iron is stored and can result in greater health risks.

Women and pumping iron