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MedlinePlus Encyclopedia : About Hemochromatosis
Find the latest news stories, overviews, research and more on Hemochromatosis from MedlinePlus, the National Library of Medicine's consumer health site.
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American Hemochromatosis Society
The mission of the American Hemochromatosis Society (AHS) is to educate and support the victims of HFE-associated hereditary hemochromatosis (genetic iron overload) and their families as well as educate the medical community on the latest research on Hereditary Hemochromatosis (HH).
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Mayo Clinic : About Hemochromatosis
This disorder causes your body to absorb too much iron from the food you eat. The excess is stored in your organs, especially your liver, heart and pancreas. Sometimes the stored iron damages these organs, leading to life-threatening conditions such as cancer, heart problems and liver disease.
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National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse
The National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse (NDDIC) is an information dissemination service of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK). The NIDDK is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), one of eight health agencies of the Public Health Service, which is under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is one of the 13 major operating components of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), which is the principal agency in the United States government for protecting the health and safety of all Americans and for providing essential human services, especially for those people who are least able to help themselves. This Web site provides information about hemochromatosis to help patients and their families learn more about the disease.
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Iron Disorders Institute
IDI is a national voluntary health public interest organization, headquartered in Greenville, South Carolina. Iron Disorders Institute's (IDI) mission is to reduce pain, suffering and unnecessary death by disorders of iron through education, awareness and facilitating research.
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HealthLink: Medical College of Wisconsin
HealthLink website is published by the Office of Clinical Informatics at the Medical College of Wisconsin as a service to patients and community. The goals of Medical College of Wisconsin HealthLink are to: Promote the health and well-being of our community. Empower our patients with accurate, timely, impartial, and authoritative medical information. Strengthen the sense of community among our patients and physicians.
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Genetics Home Reference: A service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine
Genetics Home Reference is the National Library of Medicine's web site for consumer information about genetic conditions and the genes or chromosomes responsible for those conditions.
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Hemochromatosis Information Society
The goal of the Hemochromatosis Information Society web site is to provide valuable information for people with hereditary hemochromatosis. It strive to provide accurate, timely information regarding hemochromatosis and its treatment.
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The Haemochromatosis Society
It's aim is to promote AWARENESS among the health professions, patients and their families, the general public and policy makers so that the condition may be diagnosed and treated in time.
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Wikipedia Encyclopedia : About Haemochromatosis
Haemochromatosis, is a hereditary disease characterized by improper processing by the body of dietary iron which causes iron to accumulate in a number of body tissues, eventually causing organ dysfunction. It is the main iron overload disorder.
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The American Liver Foundation
The American Liver Foundation is the nation's leading nonprofit organization promoting liver health and disease prevention. ALF provides research, education and advocacy for those affected by hepatitis and other liver-related diseases.
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Canadian Hemochromatosis Society
The Canadian Hemochromatosis Society is an unfunded registered non profit society, run mostly by volunteers. As the complications of Hemochromatosis - a crippling, potentially fatal disease caused by iron-overload and now known to be the most common genetic disorder afflicting Canadians - are preventable by early diagnosis and treatment, the activities of the society are directed towards this end.
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National Human Genome Research Institute
The National Human Genome Research Institute began as the National Center for Human Genome Research (NCHGR), which was established in 1989 to carry out the role of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the International Human Genome Project (HGP). The HGP was developed in collaboration with the United States Department of Energy (DOE) and begun in 1990 to map the human genome.
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