Hemochromatosis and Iron-Overload Screening in a Racially Diverse Population
Author(s) -
Paul C. Adams,
David M. Reboussin,
James C. Barton,
Christine E. McLaren,
John H. Eckfeldt,
Gordon D. McLaren,
Fitzroy W. Dawkins,
Ronald T. Acton,
Emily Harris,
Victor R. Gordeuk,
Catherine LeiendeckerFoster,
Mark Speechley,
Beverly Snively,
Joan Holup,
Elizabeth J. Thomson,
Phyliss Sholinsky
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
new england journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889
H-Index - 1030
eISSN - 1533-4406
pISSN - 0028-4793
DOI - 10.1056/nejmoa041534
Subject(s) - transferrin saturation , hemochromatosis , medicine , ferritin , serum iron , hereditary hemochromatosis , pacific islanders , population , serum ferritin , transferrin , gastroenterology , anemia , environmental health
Iron overload and hemochromatosis are common, treatable conditions. HFE genotypes, levels of serum ferritin, transferrin saturation values, and self-reported medical history were studied in a multiethnic primary care population.
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