Review Article

An Update on Laboratory Diagnosis of Liver Inherited Diseases

Table 1

Types of hereditary hemochromatosis (HH) and genes involved.

Type of HHInheritanceGeneProteinOnset and phenotype

Type 1ARHFEHFEAdult, moderate
Type 2 AARHJVHemojuvelinChild, severe
Type 2 BARHAMPHepcidinChild, severe
Type 3ARTFR2Transferrin receptorYoung adult, moderate
Type 4ADSLC40A1FerroportinAdult, moderate

AR: autosomal recessive; AD: autosomal dominant.