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Neonatal hemochromatosis
Other Names for this Disease
- Giant Cell Hepatitis (formerly)
- Hemochromatosis neonatal
- Idiopathic neonatal Hemochromatosis
- Neonatal hepatitis (formerly)
- NH
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Overview
Neonatal hemochromatosis is a disease in which too much iron builds up in the body. In this form of hemochromatosis the iron overload begins before birth. This disease tends to progress rapidly and is characterized by liver damage that is apparent at birth or in the first day of life.[1]
There are a number of other forms of hemochromatosis. To learn more about these other forms click on the disease names listed below:
Hemochromatosis type 1
Hemochromatosis type 2
Hemochromatosis type 3
Hemochromatosis type 4
References
- Hemochromatosis. Genetic Home Reference. http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=hemochromatosis . Accessed August 10, 2011.
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- Genetics Home Reference (GHR) contains information on Neonatal hemochromatosis. Click on the link to go to GHR and review the information.
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- PubMed is a searchable database of medical literature and lists journal articles that discuss Neonatal hemochromatosis. Click on the link to view a sample search on this topic.
- The The Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM) database contains genetics resources that discuss Neonatal hemochromatosis. Click on the link to go to OMIM and review these resources.