TF and hemochromatosis type 1: The absence of an abnormal iron profile formally excluded the possibility of classical hereditary hemochromatosis, an autosomal recessive inborn error of iron metabolism characterized by elevated serum ferritin levels, transferrin saturation values >50%, iron overload, and variations in the hemochromatosis (HFE) gene linked to chromosome 6p [OMIM ID: 235200].