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Overview Risk for Hepatitis B Risk for Hepatitis C Hemochromatosis Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis Alcoholic Liver Disease Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) Wilson Disease Alpha-1-Antitrypsin Deficiency Medication Hepatotoxicity Clinical Studies at SLU Ask a Physician

Hemochromatosis Most common inherited disease in Caucasians Genetic susceptibility in 1 in 250 Inappropriate increase in iron absorption with iron deposition in the liver SLULC investigators involved in gene discovery published in 1996