PA Gochee, LW Powell, DJ Cullen, D Du Sart, … - Gastroenterology, 2002 - Elsevier Sixty-two subjects (2.1%) were homozygous for the H63D mutation, 711 (23.6%)
were heterozygous, and 1758 (58.4%) were wild-type for the H63D mutation. Serum
transferrin saturation was significantly increased in male and female H63D ... Cited by 156 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 11 versions
- ►bmj.com J Emery, S Hayflick - British Medical Journal, 2001 - bmj.com The likely increases in availability of DNA based tests and demand by patients
for genetic information and advice mean that primary care practitioners will
need to become genetically literate. 1 2 Genetic medicine is already ... Cited by 130 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 6 versions
- ►annals.org ME Cogswell, SM McDonnell, MJ Khoury, AL … - Annals of internal medicine, 1998 - Am Coll Physicians Published clinical research offers little evidence to suggest that population
screening for hemochromatosis done by using genetic testing improves clinical
outcomes.Although one recently discovered mutation, C282Y, accounts for 60% ... Cited by 116 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 4 versions
PC Adams, AE Kertesz, CE McLaren, R Barr, A … - Hepatology, 2000 - sadieo.ucsf.edu Early diagnosis and treatment of hemochromatosis is essential to prevent organ
damage. Screening strategies to detect early hemochromatosis include testing for
iron overload and/or genetic testing. Voluntary blood donors numbering ... Cited by 103 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 8 versions
- ►bmj.com PC Adams - British Medical Journal, 2000 - gut.bmj.com Results of many studies from around the world have revealed that
haemochromatosis is the most prevalent genetic disease in people of European
descent. However, it continues to be regarded as an uncommon disease by ... Cited by 98 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 11 versions
SM McDonnell, A Hover, D Gloe, CY Ou, ME … - The American journal of medicine, 1999 - Elsevier RESULTS: Participation among employees was 28% (1,653 of 6,000); 83% were women.
The prevalence of hemochromatosis was 8 per 1,000 (13 of 1,653), and the
prevalence of iron overload from hemochromatosis was 4 per 1,000 (5 of ... Cited by 86 - Related articles - All 4 versions
CE McLaren, JC Barton, PC Adams, EL Harris, … - The American journal of the medical sciences, 2003 - journals.lww.com From the Epidemiology Division, College of Medicine, University of California,
Irvine, California (cem); Southern Iron Disorders Center, Birmingham, Alabama
(jcb); Department of Medicine, London Health Sciences Centre, London, ... Cited by 68 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 3 versions
- ►chello.nl [PDF] MA McCullen, DHG Crawford, PE Hickman - Clinica Chimica Acta, 2002 - Elsevier Background: Hereditary hemochromatosis is the most common autosomal recessive
disorder in populations of northern European descent. Issues: Many experts
consider hemochromatosis to be an almost ideal disease for population ... Cited by 50 - Related articles - All 7 versions
