This is believed to have been the cause to Beethoven's death, but it has not been proven yet. Steve McQueen is also belived to have had this genetic disorder.
Hemochromatosis is also known as iron overload, bronze diabetes, hereditary hemochromatosis and familial hemochromatosis.
Hemochromatosis is Latin-based.
Hemochromatosis
Hemochromatosis is too much iron in the body. It is also called iron overload.
Hemosiderosis is a close term to hemochromatosis. Iron overload is another name.
Yes
Hereditary hemochromatosis
you're born with it
you may have hereditry hemochromatosis
JFK had Addison's disease.
Phlebotomy for treatment of hemochromatosis typically involves removing a unit of blood--250 mg of iron--once a week.