- ►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. ... Cited by 38 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 5 versions
A Qaseem, M Aronson, N Fitterman, V Snow, … - Annals of internal medicine, 2005 - Am Coll Physicians Hereditary hemochromatosis is a genetic disorder of iron metabolism. Diagnosis
of hereditary hemochromatosis is usually based on a combination of various
genetic or phenotypic criteria. Decisions regarding screening are difficult ... Cited by 41 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 9 versions
PC Adams, L Passmore, S Chakrabarti, DM … - Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 2006 - Elsevier Background & Aims: The Hemochromatosis and Iron Overload Screening (HEIRS) Study
screened 101,168 primary care participants for iron overload with serum
transferrin saturation (TS), ferritin, and C282Y and H63D mutations of the ... Cited by 21 - Related articles - All 23 versions
- ►annals.org [PDF] EP Whitlock, BA Garlitz, EL Harris, TL Beil, … - Annals of internal medicine, 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 ... Cited by 55 - Related articles - All 6 versions
SM McDonnell, RG Parrish - Archives of Internal Medicine, 2003 - archinte.highwire.org Serum iron measures (transferrin saturation [TS] and serum ferritin levels) and
genetic tests have been recommended to detect HH during the latent phase so that
phlebotomy treatment can be started early to prevent clinical problems. 1 ... Cited by 7 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 5 versions
- ►ru.nl [PDF] MB Delatycki, KJ Allen, AE Nisselle, V Collins … - The Lancet, 2005 - Elsevier HFE-associated hereditary haemochromatosis is a recessive, iron-overload
disorder that affects about one in 200 north Europeans and that can be easily
prevented. However, genetic screening for this disease is controversial, ... Cited by 55 - Related articles - All 4 versions
- ►annals.org [PDF] ED Morrison, DJ Brandhagen, PD Phatak, JC … - Annals of internal medicine, 2003 - Am Coll Physicians Elizabeth D. Morrison, MD; David J. Brandhagen, MD; Pradyumna D. Phatak, MD;
James C. Barton, MD; Edward L. Krawitt, MD; Hashem B. El-Serag, MD, MPH; Stuart
C. Gordon, MD; Mark V. Galan, MD; Bruce Y. Tung, MD; George N. Ioannou, MD, ... Cited by 92 - Related articles - All 7 versions
AL Franks, W Burke - Annals of internal medicine, 1999 - cat.inist.fr WILL THE REAL HEMOCHROMATOSIS PLEASE STAND UP? AL FRANKS, W BURKE Annals of internal
medicine 130:1212, 1018-1019, American College of Physicians, 1999.
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S Dubois, KV Kowdley - Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 2004 - interscience.wiley.com Patients with hereditary haemochromatosis are at risk for significant morbidity
from iron overload as well as reduced life-expectancy once cirrhosis is
established. Although inexpensive, sensitive screening tests and effective ... Cited by 25 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 9 versions
