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Asymptomatic hemochromatosis subjects: genotypic and phenotypic profiles.
Blood - 1 Dec 2000
Sham R L, Raubertas R F, Braggins C, Cappuccio J, Gallagher M, Phatak P D
Abstract excerpt
Screening for hereditary hemochromatosis (HHC) by means of transferrin saturation (TS) levels has been advocated and will identify many patients who are asymptomatic. The purposes of this study were (1) to determine HFE genotypes among asymptomatic HHC patients and correlate this profile with the degree of iron overload and (2) to evaluate the relationship between mobilized iron (mob Fe), age, serum ferritin...
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