Hemochromatosis Genetic Screening
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Hemochromatosis Genetic Screening
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Is Screening Accurate?
HFE screening accurately locates the gene that causes hereditary hemochromatosis about 85% of the time.2 You may have HFE mutations and not have the disease, or you may have symptoms of the disease but gene testing does not find any mutations.
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April 20, 2009- Author:
- Robin Parks, MS
- Medical Review:
- E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine
Brian Leber, MDCM, FRCPC - Hematology
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