HEMOCHROMATOSIS - A CLINICAL UPDATE

Authors
BURT MJ GEORGE DK POWELL LW
Citation
Mj. Burt et al., HEMOCHROMATOSIS - A CLINICAL UPDATE, Medical journal of Australia, 164(6), 1996, pp. 348-351
Citations number
27
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
Medical journal of Australia → ACNP
ISSN journal
0025729X
Volume
164
Issue
6
Year of publication
1996
Pages
348 - 351
Database
ISI
SICI code
0025-729X(1996)164:6<348:H-ACU>2.0.ZU;2-G
Abstract
Haemochromatosis is now known to be a common genetic disorder, with a carrier rate of about 1 in 10 in populations of Northern European orig in. With early diagnosis and treatment, life expectancy is normal, yet if remains underdiagnosed.