iron overload

collocation in English

meaningsofironandoverload

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iron
adjective[before noun]
uk
/aɪən/us
/aɪrn/
very strong physically, mentally, ...
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overload
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈəʊ.və.ləʊd/us
/ˈoʊ.vɚ.loʊd/
the fact that something or someone ...
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(Definition ofironandoverloadfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Chelating agents reduce theironoverload, but eventually it proves fatal.
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As a general rule, patients with thalassaemia syndromes are at increased risk ofironoverload.
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Figure 1 represents the main mechanisms causingironoverloadin thalassaemia.
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Theironoverloadmay have acted as the radiosensitizing agent simulating a chemotherapeutic drug.
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Autopsy revealed moderate hepatocellularironoverload.
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In longstanding cases and in patients who have taken iron supplementation or received numerous blood transfusions,ironoverloadmay be a significant problem.
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A decreased plasma transferrin can occur inironoverloaddiseases and protein malnutrition.
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Dietaryironoverloadis the consumption of large amount of home-brewed beer with high amount of iron content in it.
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This leads to maximal iron absorption from ingested foods andironoverloadin the tissues.
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Ferritin is also used as a marker forironoverloaddisorders, such as hemochromatosis or hemosiderosis.
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In these people, excessive iron intake can result inironoverloaddisorders, such as hemochromatosis.
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It however is not effective in everyone and is probably not suitable in those with significant cardiac issues related toironoverload.
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One result of frataxin deficiency is mitochondrialironoverloadwhich can cause damage to many proteins.
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Measurement of serum hepcidin levels may be useful in diagnostic forironoverload.
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It is important to use both the imaging techniques and serum ferritin level as indicators to start the therapy ofironoverload.
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Typical treatment for chronicironoverloadrequires subcutaneous injection over a period of 812 hours daily.
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In the brain, thisironoverloadmay lead to characteristic neurologic signs and symptoms, such as cerebellar ataxia, progressive dementia, and extrapyramidal signs.
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For example, ferritins may be high in infection without signaling bodyironoverload.
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The same is true for haemochromatosis (ironoverload), although it is frequently omitted.
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