Article
Hereditary hemochromatosis: gene discovery and its implications for population-based screening.
JAMA - 8 Jul 1998
Burke W, Thomson E, Khoury M J, McDonnell S M, Press N, Adams P C, Barton J C, Beutler E, Brittenham G, Buchanan A, Clayton E W, Cogswell M E, Meslin E M, Motulsky A G, Powell L W, Sigal E, Wilfond B S, Collins F S
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the role of genetic testing in screening for hereditary hemochromatosis to help guide clinicians, policymakers, and researchers. PARTICIPANTS: An expert panel was convened on March 3, 1997, by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Human Genom...
Topics
- Female
- Genetic Testing
- Genotype
- HLA Antigens
- Hemochromatosis
- Hemochromatosis Protein
- Histocompatibility Antigens Class I
- Humans
- Male
- Membrane Proteins
- Mutation
- Practice Guidelines as Topic