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Screening for Hemochromatosis.

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In some populations, one in every several hundred persons is homozygous for hemochromatosis. Because mass screening for hemochromatosis is not standard (at least in the U.S.), the disease is probably underdiagnosed. German researchers measured serum ferritin and transferrin saturation in …

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In some populations, one in every several hundred persons is homozygous for hemochromatosis. Because mass screening for hemochromatosis is not standard (at least in the U.S.), the disease is probably underdiagnosed. German researchers measured serum ferritin and transferrin saturation in …

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In some populations, one in every several hundred persons is homozygous for hemochromatosis. Because mass screening for hemochromatosis is not standard (at least in the U.S.), the disease is probably underdiagnosed. German researchers measured serum ferritin and transferrin saturation in …

Key concepts: Hemochromatosis, Transferrin saturation, Hereditary hemochromatosis, Medicine, Ferritin, Serum ferritin, Disease, Transferrin

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