How prevalent is it?
the most frequent genetic disease in the white population
Describe the age of onset.
individuals > 40 years
Symptoms start to show when body iron levels reach > 20 g.
Before menopause, women lose iron via menstruation and pregnancy, which slows down iron accumulation within the body. As a result, symptom onset occurs later in women (typically postmenopausal) than in men.
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