Phlebotomy, or blood removal, has been used with some success.
Iron chelation using drugs such as desferrioxamine help patients
excrete excess stores of iron.
Phlebotomy, or blood removal, has been used with some success.
Iron chelation using drugs such as desferrioxamine help patients
excrete excess stores of iron.
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Deferoxamine (also known as desferrioxamine B, desferoxamine B, DFO-B, DFOA, DFB or desferal) is a bacterial siderophore produced by the actinobacteria Streptomyces pilosus. It has medical applications as a chelating agent used to remove excess iron from the body.