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NOTE: This article is based on research that utilizes the sources cited here as well as the collective experience of the Lab Tests Online Editorial Review Board. This article is periodically reviewed by the Editorial Board and may be updated as a result of the review. Any new sources cited will be added to the list and distinguished from the original sources used.
Sources Used in Current Review
(2009 February). What is Hemochromatosis. NHLBI [On-line information]. Available online at http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/hemo/hemo_whatis.html through http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov. Accessed June 2009.
(Updated 2009 April 10). Learning About Hereditary Hemochromatosis. National Human Genome Research Institute [On-line information]. Available online at http://www.genome.gov/page.cfm?pageID=10001214 through http://www.genome.gov. Accessed June 2009.
Sfeir, H. and Klachko, D. (Updated 2008 July 17). Hemochromatosis. eMedicine [On-line information]. Available online at http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/177216-overview through http://emedicine.medscape.com. Accessed June 2009.
Mayo Clinic Staff (2008 September 12). Hemochromatosis. MayoClinic.com [On-line information]. Available online at http://www.mayoclinic.com/print/hemochromatosis/DS00455/DSECTION=all&METHOD=print through http://www.mayoclinic.com. Accessed June 2009.
(2007 April). Hemochromatosis. National Digestive Disease Information Clearinghouse [On-line information]. Available online at http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/hemochromatosis/index.htm through http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov. Accessed June 2009.
Clarke, W. and Dufour, D. R., Editors (© 2006). Contemporary Practice in Clinical Chemistry: AACC Press, Washington, DC.
Allen KJ et al. Iron Over-load-Related Disease in HFE Hereditary Hemochromatosis. New England Journal of Medicine January 17 2008, vol 358, Pp 221-230.
Swinkels et al. Hereditary Hemochromatosis: Genetic Complexity and New Diagnostic Approaches. Clin Chem 52 (6): 950-968 (2006).
Sources Used in Previous Reviews
Clinical Chemistry: Theory, Analysis, and Correlations. Kaplan L, Pesce A, eds. 2nd ed. St. Louis: The C. V. Mosby Company; 1989.
Gastroenterology 1999 Vol 116, p.193-207 (NIH Consensus Conference).
Karl V. Voelkerding, MD, President, Gene Insight, LLC, Madison, Wisconsin.
