Use of community genetic screening to prevent HFE-associated hereditary haemochromatosis

Lancet

Volumn 366, Issue 9482, 2005, Pages 314-316

  Delatycki, M B ^a,b,c   Allen, K J ^a,b,c,d   Nisselle, A E ^a,b   Collins, V ^a   Metcalfe, S ^a,c   Du Sart, D ^a   Halliday, J ^a,c   Aitken, M A ^a,c   Macciocca, I ^a   Hill, V ^a   Wakefield, A ^a   Ritchie, A ^a   Gason, A A ^a,b,c   Nicoll, A J ^e   Powell, L W ^f,g   Williamson, R ^a,c  

^a MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b Bruce Lefroy Centre for Genetic Health Research   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^g QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYSTEINE; IRON; TYROSINE;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC SCREENING; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; IRON BLOOD LEVEL; IRON OVERLOAD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE SIZE; SCREENING TEST; SELF REPORT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 22544455045     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(05)63012-7     Document Type: Article

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