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Haemochromatosis and family testing. What should a GP do?
Australian family physician - 1 Jun 2002
Newstead Jennifer, Delatycki Martin, Aitken Mary Anne
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: As awareness about haemochromatosis increases in the community, general practitioners are encountering more requests for information about screening family members. OBJECTIVE: This article uses case histories to discuss which family members should be tested, how they should be tested and how to interpret the results of iron studies and the HFE gene test. DISCUSSION: General practitioners have an...
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