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Hereditary Haemochromatosis (HFE): Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis & Treatment

Hereditary Haemochromatosis (HFE): Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatment Complete article to Iron Overload Disorder | Symptoms, Genetics, Testing, and Management Hereditary Haemochromatosis (HFE) is one of the most common genetic disorders affecting iron metabolism in the human body. Despite its prevalence, it remains widely underdiagnosed due to its slow progression and non-specific early symptoms. This condition leads to excessive absorption and accumulation of iron in vital organs such as the liver, heart, pancreas, joints, and skin. Over time, this excess iron can cause serious and potentially life-threatening complications. In this comprehensive article, we will explore what Hereditary Haemochromatosis is, how it develops, its genetic basis, symptoms, diagnostic methods, treatment options, lifestyle modifications, and long-term outlook. This article is designed to be informative, easy to understand, and valuable for patients, caregivers, medical students, and hea...

What is Carbohydrate and function

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 Defination of carbohydrate  Carbohydrate are the compound which gives polyhydramoxy aldehyde and keto group on their hydrolysis.  Function of Carbohydrates- Carbohydrates are the main source of energy in the body brain cells and RBC are most depends on carbohydrates as the source of energy. Carbohydrates provides 4Kcal/g Starch in plant and glycogen in animal liver and skeleton muscle are the storage from of the Carbohydrate. Excess carbohydrate is converted to fat . - Glycoproteins like cellulose in plant in mirco organism cell wall and exoskeleton of insects is the measure structural component. Mucopolysaccharides are the ground substance of the connective tissue in higher organism. - Glycoproteins  are Glycolipids are the main components of the cell membrane structure.   Classification of Carbohydrates