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Clinical Trials

1. Liver diseases in the hemochromatosis and iron overload screening study.

Author
Adams PC; Passmore L; Chakrabarti S; Reboussin DM; Acton RT; Barton JC; McLaren GD; Eckfeldt JH; Dawkins FW; Gordeuk VR; Harris EL; Leiendecker-Foster C; Gossman E; Sholinsky P;
Institution
Department of Medicine, University Hospital, 339 Windermere Road, London, Ontario, Canada N6A 5A5. padams@uwo.ca
Journal
Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2006 Jul;4(7):918-23; quiz 807.
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2. Results communication and patient education after screening for possible hemochromatosis and iron overload: experience from the HEIRS Study of a large ethnically and linguistically diverse group.

Author
Walker AP; Tucker DC; Hall MA; Lohman K; Harrison H; Harrison BW; Reiss J; Acton RT; Adams PC; Diaz S; Holup J; Thomson E; Ellis SD; McLaren CE;
Institution
Division of Human Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, University of California, Irvine, Orange, California 92868-3298, USA. awalker@uci.edu
Journal
Genet Med. 2007 Nov;9(11):778-91.
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3. Relationships of serum ferritin, transferrin saturation, and HFE mutations and self-reported diabetes in the Hemochromatosis and Iron Overload Screening (HEIRS) study.

Author
Acton RT; Barton JC; Passmore LV; Adams PC; Speechley MR; Dawkins FW; Sholinsky P; Reboussin DM; McLaren GD; Harris EL; Bent TC; Vogt TM; Castro O;
Institution
Department of Microbiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1530 3rd Ave. South, Birmingham, AL 35294-0005, USA. acton@uab.edu
Journal
Diabetes Care. 2006 Sep;29(9):2084-9.
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4. Heteroduplex analysis for the three common HFE variants: methodology, reliability and analysis of over 5000 requests for testing.

Author
Kingston J; Bowen D; Sweeney M; Lawless S; Jackson H; Worwood M;
Institution
Department of Haematology, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Cardiff.
Journal
J Clin Pathol. 2007 Nov;60(11):1244-8. Epub 2006 Nov 1.
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5. Impact of hemochromatosis screening in patients with indeterminate results: the hemochromatosis and iron overload screening study.

Author
Anderson RT; Wenzel L; Walker AP; Ruggiero A; Acton RT; Hall MA; Tucker DC; Thomson E; Harrison B; Howe E 3rd; Holup J; Leiendecker-Foster C; Power T; Adams P;
Institution
Department of Public Health Sciences, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA.
Journal
Genet Med. 2006 Nov;8(11):681-7.
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