Posts about Iron Overload

A rusted iron chain coiled in a shallow pool of rainwater on grey flagstones, illustrating the unchecked iron accumulation of hereditary hemochromatosis.

The Door That Will Not Close: Hepcidin, the HFE Gene, and Hereditary Hemochromatosis

Key Takeaways: Iron has exactly one way out of the cells that absorb it. That exit is ferroportin, the sole known cellular iron exporter, and[…]