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Estimated analytic validity of HFE C282Y mutation testing in population screening: the potential value of confirmatory testing.
Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics - 1 Jan 2000
Palomaki Glenn E, Haddow James E, Bradley Linda A, Richards C Sue, Stenzel Timothy T, Grody Wayne W
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PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to estimate analytic sensitivity and specificity of HFE testing for C282Y homozygosity in the hypothetical setting of population screening for hemochromatosis. METHODS: We analyzed published results of the Molecular Genetics Survey performed by the American College of Medical Genetics/College of American Pathologists between 1998 and 2002, taking into account its educational...
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