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Median age at the onset of neonatal hemochromatosis was 2 days (range: 0\u201321 days). Median weight at the time of diagnosis was 2900 g (range: 1520\u20134200 g). All patients had elevated ferritin levels (median: 4179 \u03bcg\/L), and transferrin saturation (median: 99%). Fourteen patients (87.5%) showed significant hepatocyte siderosis in biopsies; 4 children had additional iron deposition in extrahepatic tissue. Four patients were diagnosed by MRI. Seven infants received liver transplants, 5 of them in combination with a preceding antioxidant treatment. Four children (25%) received antioxidants without the necessity of liver transplantation and were in good clinical condition at the time of this evaluation. Five patients (31.3%) died, 3 of them without any treatment because of initial fulminant multiorgan failure. In September 2005, 68.7% of the patients were still alive after a median follow-up of 5 years.<\/jats:p><jats:p>CONCLUSIONS. Neonatal hemochromatosis is a severe metabolic disease, but early antioxidant treatment and liver transplantation in addition to optimal medical care can improve the outcome dramatically. 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