Stalking.] [AS. staelcan, stealcian to go slowly; cf. stealc high, elevated, Dan. stalke to stalk; probably akin to 1st stalk.] 1. To walk slowly and cautiously; to walk in a stealthy, noiseless manner; -- sometimes used with a reflexive pronoun. --Shak.
In the case of hemochromatosis, it is believed that a single individual in Europe, 60 to 70 generations ago, was the sole origin of most of the hemochromatosis seen in the world today.
Hereditary hemochromatosis (HH), a common genetic disorder of iron metabolism, can lead to inappropriate iron absorption, toxic accumulation and organ damage. Genetic testing is available to assess variants in the HFE gene, which are responsible for the majority of clinically significant cases of hereditary hemochromatosis.