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Routine transferrin saturation measurement in liver clinic patients increases detection of hereditary haemochromatosis.
Annals of clinical biochemistry - 1 Sept 2003
Poullis A, Moodie S J, Ang L, Finlayson C J, Levin G E, Maxwell J D
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Hereditary haemochromatosis (HH) is one of the commonest genetic disorders in European populations. Transferrin saturation (TFS) measurement has been advocated as a phenotypic screening test to improve detection. We undertook a prospective study to examine the value of routine TFS measurement in detecting new cases of HH in unselected liver clinic attenders. METHODS: Non-fasting TFS was measured in...
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