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Haemochromatosis — a clinical update
Author(s) -
Burt Michael J,
George D Keith,
Powell Lawrie W
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1996.tb122053.x
Subject(s) - life expectancy , genetic disorder , medicine , intensive care medicine , pathology , environmental health , population , disease
Haemochromatosis is now known to be a common genetic disorder, with a carrier rate of about 1 in 10 in populations of Northern European origin. With early diagnosis and treatment, life expectancy is normal, yet it remains underdiagnosed.