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Sandra Thomas, president/founder of the American Hemochromatosis Society (AHS) sits on the bed where her mother died. She is holding dried flowers from her mother’s funeral. Hereditary hemochromatosis (HH), also known as iron overload disease or "genetic iron poisoning", is the most common genetic disease in the U.S.A. according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia. One in 8 are "silent carriers" of the single HH gene mutation and 1 in 100-200 have the double mutation putting them at high risk for developing full blown HH. HH can affect men, women and children at any age. Most of the 33 million Americans who have the HH gene mutation don’t know it but it can be diagnosed easily and quickly. Do you or anyone in your family (living/deceased) have (or have a family history of) these symptoms or risk factors?
Ask your medical team for these HH blood tests by name: serum iron, TIBC (total iron binding capacity), and serum ferritin. Danger zone: % saturation greater than > 40% and/or ferritin greater than > 150 ng/mL. Ask for DNA testing by name for the Cys282Y & His63D mutations for both children & adults which will assess genetic risk for HH before damage occurs. Treatment is simple: bloodletting identical to a blood donation. To learn more call our toll free 24 hour information hotline: 1-888-655-IRON (4766) or send an SASE with three first class stamps to:
“We
all
have
to
die
of
something,
but
it
doesn’t
have
to
be
hereditary
hemochromatosis”
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“My
mother
and
I
were
very
close…when
she
died
from
hereditary
hemochromatosis/
iron
overload
disease,
I
was
broken
hearted…don’t
let
this
happen
to
anyone
in
your
family …learn
how
to
prevent
the
symptoms,
organ
damage
and
premature
death
that
HH
can
cause…” 
