<unk>  occurs when the body absorbs too much iron from foods (and other sources containing iron or iron supplements). This disease causes extra iron to gradually build up in the body’s tissues and organs, a term called iron overload. Your body has no natural way to get rid of the extra iron. It stores it in body tissues, especially the liver, heart and pancreas. If this iron buildup is untreated, it can, over many years, damage the body’s organs.
Secondary<unk>  is caused by anemia, alcoholism, and other disorders. Juvenile<unk>  and neonatal<unk>  are two additional forms of the disease. Juvenile<unk>  leads to severe iron overload and liver and heart disease in adolescents and young adults between the ages of 15 and 30. The neonatal form causes rapid iron buildup in a baby’s liver that can lead to death.
Hemochromatosis
Pernicious anemia
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
Hyperlipoproteinemia type 5
Alcoholism
Porphyria
Diabetes mellitus type 1
Hyperlipoproteinemia type II