Below you will find a collection of articles from Hematology, the ASH Education Program, written by experts in the field about iron deficiency and overload, hemochromatosis, and porphyrias. A lack of sufficient iron can cause anemia; a number of links to organizations that inform and support anemia patients and their families are available online. In addition, more about how iron deficiency affects pregnant women and older adults is also provided on this website.

Iron Overload

• Impact of Iron Assessment by MRI (2011) 
• Real-World Use of Iron Chelators (2011) 
• The Hepcidin-Ferroportin System as a Therapeutic Target in Anemias and Iron Overload Disorders (2011) 
• Unraveling Mechanisms Regulating Systemic Iron Homeostasis (2011) 
• Hereditary Hemochromatosis: Insights From the Hemochromatosis and Iron Overload Screening (HEIRS) Study (2009) 
• Molecular Mechanisms of Normal Iron Homeostasis (2009) 
• Non-Invasive Assessment of Tissue Iron Overload (2009) 
• Supportive Care and Chelation Therapy in MDS: Are We Saving Lives or Just Lowering Iron? (2009) 

Iron Deficiency and Hemochromatosis 

• Clinical Use of Intravenous Iron: Administration, Efficacy, and Safety (2010) 
• Iron Deficiency and Heart Disease: Ironclad Evidence? (2010) 
• Parenteral Iron Therapy in Cancer-Associated Anemia (2010) 
• Hereditary Hemochromatosis: Insights From the Hemochromatosis and Iron Overload Screening (HEIRS) Study (2009) 
• Iron in Hematology: An Historical Perspective (2008) 
• The Regulation of Hepcidin and Its Effects on Systemic and Cellular Iron Metabolism (2008) 
• The Anemia of Inflammation: Mechanisms and Management (2008) 
• Clinical Relevance of Anemia and Transfusion Iron Overload in Myelodysplastic Syndromes (2008) 

Porphyrias

• Neurovisceral Porphyrias: What a Hematologist Needs to Know (2005) 

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