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help My son has been off work 8 weeks symptoms of tired, unable to think, pain in chest treated for pericarditis gut problems and ribs aching could sleep the whole day - now has pain in ears - bloods count show MCH high Liver high ferritin high insulin low Vitamin D but has a bleeding bowel and colonoscopy came back clear in general he cannot function day to day without sleep but has aching ribs - we have given blood to check my sons genetic markers and I carry one genetic marker for hemochromatosis my husband has not been checked yet so can anyone advise if the symptoms are indicative of Hemochromatosis please.

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