Population screening for haemochromatosis: Expectations based on a study of relatives of symptomatic probands

Journal of Medical Screening

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 171-177

  Bradley, Linda A ^a  

^a FOUNDATION FOR BLOOD RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Family studies; Haemochromatosis; Pedigree analyses; Serum ferritin; Transferrin saturation

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; IRON; TRANSFERRIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIET RESTRICTION; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HUMAN; MALE; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PHENOTYPE; RISK;

ADULT; BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; FAMILY; FASTING; FEMALE; FERRITINS; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC SCREENING; GENOTYPE; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HUMANS; IRON; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHENOTYPE; RISK; TRANSFERRIN;

EID: 0030341599     PISSN: 09691413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/096914139600300403     Document Type: Article

References (2)

1. Edwards CQ, Kushner JP. Screening for hemochromatosis. N Engl J Med 1993;328:1616-20.
2. Balan V, Baldus W, Fairbanks V, Michels V, Burritt M, Klee G. Screening for hemochromatosis: a cost-effectiveness study based on 12,258 patients. Gastroenterology 1994;107:453-9.