Hemochromatosis

By Mayo Clinic Staff
Feb. 09, 2026

Research

Mayo Clinic researchers are committed to improving diagnosis and treatment of hemochromatosis. Their findings are helping improve care.

Publications

See a list of publications about hemochromatosis by Mayo Clinic doctors on PubMed, a service of the National Library of Medicine.

  1. Feldman M, et al., eds. Hemochromatosis. In: Sleisenger and Fordtran's Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, Management. 11th ed. Elsevier; 202 https://www.clinicalkey.com. Accessed Sept. 23, 2024.
  2. Ferri FF. Hemochromatosis. In: Ferri's Clinical Advisor 2026. Elsevier; 2026. https://www.clinicalkey.com. Accessed Oct. 9, 2025.
  3. Hereditary hemochromatosis. American College of Gastroenterology. https://gi.org/topics/hereditary-hemochromatosis-hh/. Accessed Oct. 9, 2025.
  4. Hemochromatosis. American Liver Foundation. https://liverfoundation.org/liver-diseases/rare-disease/hemochromatosis/. Accessed Oct. 9, 2025.
  5. Kellerman RD, et al. Hemochromatosis. In: Conn's Current Therapy 2024. Elsevier; 2024. https://www.clinicalkey.com. Accessed Sept. 23, 2024.
  6. Romon I, et al. Adverse effects of therapeutic phlebotomies: Prospective study of 587 procedures. Transfusion. 2024; doi:10.1111/trf.17862.
  7. Palmer WC, et al. In the clinic: Hemochromatosis. Annals of Internal Medicine. 2025; doi:10.7326/ANNALS-24-03710.
  8. Girelli D, et al. Diagnosis and management of hereditary hemochromatosis: Lifestyle modification, phlebotomy, and blood donation. Hematology, the ASH Education Program. 2024; doi:10.1182/hematology.2024000568.
  9. Phatak P, et al. Clinical manifestations and diagnosis of hereditary hemochromatosis. https://www.uptodate.com/contents/search. Accessed Oct. 1, 2025.
  10. Kwiatkowski JL. Approach to the patient with suspected iron overload. https://www.uptodate.com/contents/search. Accessed Oct. 13, 2025.
  11. Hemosiderosis. Merck Manual Professional Version. https://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/hematology-and-oncology/iron-overload/hemosiderosis. Accessed Oct. 13, 2025.
  12. Goldman L, et al., eds. Iron overload (hemochromatosis). In: Goldman-Cecil Medicine. 27th ed. Elsevier; 2024. https://www.clinicalkey.com. Accessed Oct. 20, 2025.
  13. Adam MP, et al., eds. HFE-related hemochromatosis. In: GeneReviews. University of Washington, Seattle; 1993-2025. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK1116. Accessed Oct. 1, 2025.
  14. Hereditary hemochromatosis algorithm. Mayo Clinic Laboratories. https://www.mayocliniclabs.com/-/media/it-mmfiles/Special-Instructions/9/A/8/Hereditary_Hemochromatosis_Algorithm.pdf. Accessed Oct. 1, 2025.
  15. Ferritin, serum. Mayo Clinic Laboratories. https://www.mayocliniclabs.com/test-catalog/overview/619953#clinical-and-interpretive. Accessed Oct. 1, 2025.
  16. Adams P, et al. Therapeutic recommendations in HFE hemochromatosis for p.Cys282Tyr (C282Y/C282Y) homozygous genotype. Hepatology International. 2018; doi:10.1007/s12072-018-9855-0.
  17. Phatak P, et al. Management and prognosis of hereditary hemochromatosis. https://www.uptodate.com/contents/search. Accessed Oct. 22, 2025.