40 year old patient presented with excessive skin pigmentation of face neck and extensor aspects of forearms having diabetes and ahropathy and Dyspnoea on exeion, class III. Clinical examination revealed hepatosplenomegaly and spider angioma. All are true about this condition, except:

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Risk of hepatocellular carcinoma is very high

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Females are commonly affected

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The most common cardiac manifestation is CCF

40 year old patient presented with excessive skin pigmentation of face neck and extensor aspects of forearms having diabetes and ahropathy and Dyspnoea on exeion, class III. Clinical examination revealed hepatosplenomegaly and spider angioma. All are true about this condition, except:

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