Sentences with phrase «iron overload as»

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But Knutson does see this finding as more relevant for possibly treating other incurable iron overload disorders such as thalassemia.

A decade ago, they also identified a relationship between ALS and excess iron accumulation when they found that 30 percent of ALS patients in their clinic carried a variant of a gene known as HFE that is associated with iron overload disease.

Professor Haase also studies the relevance of genetic polymorphisms of DNA - repair and detoxification genes for AML and MDS, the relevance of iron overload for stem cell functions in MDS, and the establishment of FISH analysis of CD34 + cells from the peripheral blood as a diagnostic tool for screening and monitoring in patients with MDS.

This may lead to iron overload, which can cause damage to the joints and certain organs, such as the liver, skin, heart, and pancreas.

In fact, most men and postmenopausal women are at risk for iron overload due to inefficient iron excretion, since they do not bleed on a regular basis and blood loss is the primary way to lower excess iron, as the body has no active excretion mechanisms.

When it comes to iron overload, I believe it can be every bit as dangerous to your health as vitamin D deficiency.