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Bookmark or Share- Celtic Curse: What Is Hemochromatosis and How Is It Acquired?It is sometimes known as the Celtic Curse because it is particularly common in people with Irish or Scottish ancestry. Hereditary hemochromatosis is tightly associated with mutations within the...
- Fact Sheet : Hemochromatosis - Irish AmericaSince the discovery of the mutation in 1996, hemochromatosis has been called the “Celtic Curse,” “Irish Illness,” “Scottish Sickness,” and the “British Gene” for good reasons. Research suggests that the mutation occurred in Ireland to conserve iron in the bodies of the Celts who lacked an iron-rich diet.
- Common genetic disorder found to cause serious disease and ...Known in Ireland as the Celtic Curse, the disease is common in Northern Europe. One in 300 U.S. non-Hispanic whites have two copies of the mutated gene, and about 10 percent are carriers. Women are less at risk for the condition until later in life, since they lose iron naturally through menstruation and childbearing.
- Celtic CurseThe term Celtic Curse comes from Ireland, where 1 in 83 people carry the gene. The Iron Disorders Institute says it affects over one million Americans. But iron overload is relatively cheap and easy to treat.
- The Medical Minute: Hemochromatosis -- the Celtic curseThe Celtic curse refers to the disease of hereditary hemochromatosis, or HH. According to the latest edition of the Medical Minute, a service of Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, it is so-called because it is common in people of Celtic background: Irish, Scots, Welsh and British.
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