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A decision analysis model for diagnostic strategies using DNA testing for hereditary haemochromatosis in at risk populations.
QJM : monthly journal of the Association of Physicians - 1 Aug 2008
Cooper K, Bryant J, Picot J, Clegg A, Roderick P R, Rosenberg W M, Patch C
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: New techniques for diagnosing hereditary haemochromatosis (HHC) have become available alongside traditional tests such as liver biopsy and serum iron studies. AIM: To evaluate DNA tests in people suspected of having haemochromatosis at clinical presentation compared to liver biopsy, and in family members of those diagnosed with haemochromatosis compared to phenotypic iron studies in UK. METHODS:...
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