Examining the Clinical Use of Hemochromatosis Genetic Testing

BACKGROUND: Hereditary hemochromatosis leads to an increased lifetime risk for end-organ damage due to excess iron deposition. Guidelines recommend that genetic testing be performed in patients with clinical suspicion of iron overload accompanied by elevated serum ferritin and transferrin saturation...

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Main Authors: Matthew B Lanktree, Bruce B Lanktree, Guillaume Paré, John S Waye, Bekim Sadikovic, Mark A Crowther
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2015-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/941406
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