Klinik: 

Definition: Hämochromatose ist eine Lebererkrankung, die auf einen gestörten Eisenstoffwechsel beruht.

Literatur: 

Camaschella C et al. (2000) The gene TFR2 is mutated in a new type of haemochromatosis mapping to 7q22.
Fleming RE et al. (2001) Hepcidin: a putative iron-regulatory hormone relevant to hereditary hemochromatosis and the anemia of chronic disease.
Montosi G et al. (2001) Autosomal-dominant hemochromatosis is associated with a mutation in the ferroportin (SLC11A3) gene.
Griffiths W et al. (2000) Haemochromatosis: novel gene discovery and the molecular pathophysiology of iron metabolism.