Article
[Clinical evaluation of a hyperferritinemia].
Presse medicale (Paris, France : 1983) - 1 Apr 2013
Sogni Philippe, Buffet Catherine
Abstract excerpt
A hyperferritinemia has to be interpreted in relation with age and sex. The clinical evaluation begins with the interpretation of transferrine saturation which has to be controlled with a second fasting blood test. In case of high transferrine saturation associated with hyperferritinemia, HFE testing has first to be realized since the first diagnosis suspected is a HFE hemochromatosis. In case of normal...
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