SM McDonnell, BL Preston, SA Jewell, JC Barton, … - The American journal of …, 1999 - Elsevier RESULTS: Of the 2,851 respondents, 99% were white and 62% were men. Circumstances that
led to diagnosis of hemochromatosis included symptoms (35%), an abnormal laboratory test
(45%), and diagnosis of a family member with hemochromatosis (20%). The mean (± SD) ... Cited by 127 - Related articles - All 3 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 many physicians and is not listed as a common cause of ... Cited by 98 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 11 versions
ML Lindegren, L Kobrynski, SA Rasmussen, CA Moore, … - 2004 - cdc.gov The material in this report originated in the National Center for Environmental Health, Richard
J. Jackson, MD, Director; the Office of Genomics and Disease Prevention, Muin J. Khoury,
MD, Ph.D, Director; and the Division of Laboratory Sciences, Eric J. Sampson, Ph.D., ... Cited by 54 - Related articles - Cached - All 7 versions
- ►annals.org [PDF] EP Whitlock, BA Garlitz, EL Harris, TL Beil, … - Annals of internal …, 2006 - Am Coll Physicians Purpose: To conduct a focused systematic review of heredita- ry hemochromatosis screening
relating to 2 USPSTF criteria, the burden of suffering and the potential effectiveness of a
preven- tive intervention, to determine whether evidence is sufficient for a USPSTF ... Cited by 55 - Related articles - All 6 versions
- ►annals.org [PDF] B Schmitt, RM Golub, R Green - Annals of internal medicine, 2005 - Am Coll Physicians Background: Therapeutic phlebotomy for hereditary hemochro- matosis is relatively safe and
presumably efficacious when offered before cirrhosis develops, so screening primary care patients
is of substantial interest. Purpose: To conduct a systematic review of the evidence on 1) ... Cited by 38 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 5 versions
C Camaschella, M De Gobbi, A … - Reviews in Clinical and …, 2000 - interscience.wiley.com Hereditary hemochromatosis is an autosomal recessive disorder of iron metabolism which leads
to iron overload and organ failure. Clinical symptoms develop in mid-life and are prevalent in
males. If the disease is diagnosed before the onset of cirrhosis, treatment by phlebotomy ... Cited by 21 - Related articles - BL Direct
JC Barton, RT Acton - Current Gastroenterology Reports, 2000 - Springer Introduction Hemochromatosis, the most prevalent heritable disorder among Caucasians in Western
populations, affects approxi- mately one in 200 individuals and often causes excessive absorption
of iron. Because mechanisms to eliminate excess iron are limited, individuals with ... Cited by 19 - Related articles - All 2 versions
RD Press - Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, 1999 - arpa.allenpress.com Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine: Vol. 123, No. 11, pp. 1053–1059. ... From the
Department of Pathology, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland. ... Objective.—To review
the current state-of-the-art regarding the role of iron- and DNA-based testing on the ... Cited by 20 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 4 versions
- ►jabfm.com [PDF] RB Hash - The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, 2001 - jabfm.com Background: The understanding of hereditary hemochromatosis, along with the availability of
genetic testing, is changing the approach to diagnosis of the disease. Methods: A MEDLINE
search was performed using multiple key words related to hemochromatosis and iron ... Cited by 12 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 9 versions
- ►cell.com W Burke, AL Franks, LA Bradley - Molecular Medicine Today, 1999 - Elsevier Universal screening for hereditary hemochromatosis (HH) has been proposed by many
experts, with understandable enthusiasm: HH can cause fatal complications, which are preventable
with early treatment. The disorder involves excess iron accumulation that can result in ... Cited by 9 - Related articles - All 5 versions
