At what ages do people experience the symptoms/complications of hemochromatosis?
The symptoms/complications of hemochromatosis typically occur in middle-age, but can occur earlier in some people. The disease progression appears to vary in each individual. It is possible that a substantial proportion of people with hemochromatosis remain healthy without treatment for many years, while a smaller proportion of people progress more rapidly through the course of their disease and they develop life-threatening complications early. Therefore, further studies are necessary to gain an understanding of the clinical course of hemochromatosis among different individuals and to gain a better understanding of factors that modify disease progression.
