| 11. | This has become accepted in hemochromatosis and various other disorders.
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| 12. | The majority of juvenile hemochromatosis cases are due to mutations in hemojuvelin.
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| 13. | Some sources only specifically include hemojuvelin as a cause of juvenile hemochromatosis.
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| 14. | Type 4A hemochromatosis typically has milder symptoms than other types of hemochromatosis.
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| 15. | Type 4A hemochromatosis typically has milder symptoms than other types of hemochromatosis.
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| 16. | Until recently, hemochromatosis was thought to be rare.
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| 17. | In hemochromatosis, the body is unable to get rid of excess iron.
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| 18. | Loss of this function causes iron excess and hemochromatosis.
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| 19. | Mutations in HJV are responsible for the vast majority of juvenile hemochromatosis patients.
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| 20. | During the first Awareness Week, 523 new cases of hemochromatosis were diagnosed.
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