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Characteristics of participants with self-reported hemochromatosis or iron overload at HEIRS study initial screening.
American journal of hematology - 1 Feb 2008
Barton James C, Acton Ronald T, Leiendecker-Foster Catherine, Lovato Laura, Adams Paul C, Eckfeldt John H, McLaren Christine E, Reiss Jacob A, McLaren Gordon D, Reboussin David M, Gordeuk Victor R, Speechley Mark R, Press Richard D, Dawkins Fitzroy W
Abstract excerpt
There are few descriptions of young adults with self-reported hemochromatosis or iron overload (H/IO). We analyzed initial screening data in 7,343 HEmochromatosis and IRon Overload Screening (HEIRS) Study participants ages 25-29 years, including race/ethnicity and health information; transferrin saturation (TS) and ferritin (SF) measurements; and HFE C282Y and H63D genotypes. We used denaturing high-pressure...
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