Importance of establishing appropriate local reference values for the screening of hemochromatosis: a study of three different control populations and 136 hemochromatosis family members. Hemochromatosis Clinical and Research Group.

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Hemochromatosis is a human leukocyte antigen-linked (HLA-linked), potentially lethal disorder of iron metabolism with a high prevalence in white populations albeit an autosomal recessive mode of transmission. The diagnosis and treatment at early stages of the disease are critical to the prevention of the morbidity and mortality caused by the iron overload. After the identification of the first cases of...

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