Map of the landscape of hereditary haemochromatosis risk across the UK and Ireland. Areas with a higher frequency of the disease-causing C282Y genetic variant are indicated in green. Hatching is used ...

New research maps genetic “hotspots” for hemochromatosis, revealing uneven risk and possible underdiagnosis across the UK and Ireland.

People from the Outer Hebrides and north-west Ireland have the highest risk of developing a genetic disease that causes a dangerous build-up of iron in the body, a study suggests. The study marks the ...

A woman who believed it was her fault she was always tired and in pain has said it is a relief to learn in her 80s that her life-long health problems are caused by a genetic disease linked to her ...