HFE Genotype in Patients with Hemochromatosis and Other Liver Diseasesстатья из журнала
Аннотация: Letters1 February 2000HFE Genotype in Patients with Hemochromatosis and Other Liver DiseasesBruce R. Bacon, MD, Robert S. Britton, PhD, and John K. Olynyk, MDBruce R. Bacon, MDSaint Louis University School of Medicine; St. Louis, MO 63110-0250 (Bacon)Saint Louis University School of Medicine; St. Louis, MO 63110-0250 (Britton)Freemantle Hospital; Freemantle 6160 WA, Australia (Olynyk)Search for more papers by this author, Robert S. Britton, PhDSaint Louis University School of Medicine; St. Louis, MO 63110-0250 (Bacon)Saint Louis University School of Medicine; St. Louis, MO 63110-0250 (Britton)Freemantle Hospital; Freemantle 6160 WA, Australia (Olynyk)Search for more papers by this author, and John K. Olynyk, MDSaint Louis University School of Medicine; St. Louis, MO 63110-0250 (Bacon)Saint Louis University School of Medicine; St. Louis, MO 63110-0250 (Britton)Freemantle Hospital; Freemantle 6160 WA, Australia (Olynyk)Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-132-3-200002010-00019 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail IN RESPONSE:We thank Dr. McLaren for his thoughtful comments about our paper, which clearly described the value of HFE genotyping in patients with liver disease and possible iron overload. We agree with Dr. McLaren that the accompanying editorial by Franks and Burke (1) did not address the issue that we had described—that is, how to differentiate patients with hemochromatosis from those with liver disease and secondary iron overload or those with liver disease and abnormal serum iron measures. We believe our data clearly show the utility of HFE genetic testing in all patients with liver disease who have abnormal ...Reference1. Franks AL, Burke W. Will the real hemochromatosis please stand up? [Editorial]. Ann Intern Med. 1999;130:1018-9. LinkGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Saint Louis University School of Medicine; St. Louis, MO 63110-0250 (Bacon)Saint Louis University School of Medicine; St. Louis, MO 63110-0250 (Britton)Freemantle Hospital; Freemantle 6160 WA, Australia (Olynyk) PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoWill the Real Hemochromatosis Please Stand Up? Adele L. Franks and Wylie Burke HFE Genotype in Patients with Hemochromatosis and Other Liver Diseases Gordon D. McLaren HFE Genotype in Patients with Hemochromatosis and Other Liver Diseases Lawrie W. Powell Metrics 1 February 2000Volume 132, Issue 3Page: 246KeywordsAlgorithmsGenetic testingGenotypingHemochromatosisLiver diseasesMutationPatients Issue Published: 1 February 2000 CopyrightCopyright © 2000 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF DownloadLoading ...
Год издания: 2000
Авторы: Bruce R. Bacon, Robert S. Britton, John K. Olynyk
Издательство: American College of Physicians
Источник: Annals of Internal Medicine
Ключевые слова: Digestive system and related health, Iron Metabolism and Disorders, Folate and B Vitamins Research
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Том: 132
Выпуск: 3
Страницы: 246–246