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Examining the Clinical Use of Hemochromatosis Genetic Testing

Author(s) -

Matthew B. Lanktree,

Bruce B. Lanktree,

Guillaume Paré,

John S. Waye,

Bekim Sadiković,

Mark Crowther

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

canadian journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.921

H-Index - 65

eISSN - 2291-2797

pISSN - 2291-2789

DOI - 10.1155/2015/941406

Subject(s) - phlebotomy , transferrin saturation , medicine , hemochromatosis , genetic testing , hereditary hemochromatosis , ferritin , serum iron , gastroenterology , anemia , serum ferritin

Hereditary hemochromatosis leads to an increased lifetime risk for end-organ damage due to excess iron deposition. Guidelines recommend that genetic testing be performed in patients with clinical suspicion of iron overload accompanied by elevated serum ferritin and transferrin saturation levels.

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