Open AccessGenetic diagnosis history and osteoarticular phenotype of a non-transfusion secondary hemochromatosis
Author(s) -
Dan-Dan Ruan,
Yu-Mian Gan,
Tao Lü,
Xun Yang,
YaoBin Zhu,
Qinghua Yu,
Lisheng Liao,
Ning Lin,
Xin Qian,
JieWei Luo,
Fa-Qiang Tang
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v8.i23.5962
Subject(s) - medicine , hemochromatosis , phenotype , hereditary hemochromatosis , blood transfusion , pediatrics , genetics , gene , biology
It is not easy to identify the cause of various iron overload diseases because the phenotypes overlap. Therefore, it is important to perform genetic testing to determine the genetic background of patients.