Abstrakt
Juvenile haemochromatosis caused by a homozygous Gly320Val mutation in the haemojuvelin (HJV) gene was diagnosed in a 12-year-old Danish girl and her 10-year-old sister. Both appeared healthy without clinical or biochemical signs of organ damage. They had iron overload (plasma transferrin saturation 81 and 80%, plasma ferritin 3,671 and 1,356 microgram/l, liver iron content of 375 and 361 micromol/g dry weight, normal myocardial iron content. Their parents were both HJV heterozygous with normal iron status. The girls began phlebotomy treatment with favourable effect.
Bidragets oversatte titel | Juvenile haemochromatosis caused by a homozygous Gly320Val mutation in the haemojuvelin gene |
---|---|
Originalsprog | Dansk |
Tidsskrift | Ugeskrift for Laeger |
Vol/bind | 175 |
Udgave nummer | 16 |
Sider (fra-til) | 1113-4 |
Antal sider | 2 |
ISSN | 0041-5782 |
Status | Udgivet - 15 apr. 2013 |
Emneord
- Child
- Female
- GPI-Linked Proteins
- Hemochromatosis
- Homozygote
- Humans
- Iron Overload
- Mutation
- Phlebotomy
- Treatment Outcome