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Screening for Hereditary Hemochromatosis: A Systematic Review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
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Document Date: 2006-07-26 05:08:48


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Cochrane Non-Randomised Studies Methods Group / MEDLINE / Agency for Healthcare Research / /

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United States / Australia / Denmark / /

Facility

Rheumatology clinic Diabetes / /

IndustryTerm

prognostic tool / literature search strategies / Search results / /

MedicalCondition

rare idiopathic disorder / previously undetected hereditary hemochromatosis / Hereditary Hemochromatosis / Weakness/lethargy / unexplained fatigue / gallbladder disease / inflammatory arthritis / diagnosed osteoarthritis / hereditary component / comorbid liver disease / Subclinical hemochromatosis / Arthritis / much disease / ND Cirrhosis / cirrhosis / clinical disease / early disease / arthralgias / fatigue / Rheumatology clinic Diabetes / angina pectoris / recessive inherited disorder / late-stage disease / HFErelated hereditary hemochromatosis / Hypogonadism / Extreme fatigue / lifelong disease / coronary heart disease / hepatitis / baseline cirrhosis / MS / liver disease / death Cirrhosis / BACKGROUND Condition Definition Hemochromatosis / hepatic disease / chronic fatigue / hepatic fibrosis / comorbid disease / developed arthralgias / undiagnosed disease / abdominal pain / chronic viral hepatitis / developed diabetes / Cardiomyopathy / CHD / disease / Arthralgia / concomitant hepatitis / hypothyroidism / self-reported liver disease / hepatocellular carcinoma / chronic fatigue syndrome / liver diseases / less severe / precirrhotic liver disease / diagnosed disease / diabetes / end-stage disease / lethargy / liver fibrosis / Other Diseases/Elevated LFT Results† Fibrosis / proportion developing clinical disease / diabetes mellitus / clinically diagnosed hemochromatosis / heart failure / anemias / heart attack / hemochromatosis-compatible disease / chronic hemolytic disorders / viral hepatitis / increased ALT / genetically confirmed hemochromatosis / inflammation / Depression / impotence / participant developed cardiomyopathy / clinical hemochromatosis / joint pain / Diabetes† Patients / hemochromatosis / fibrosis / hereditary HFE-associated hemochromatosis / /

MedicalTreatment

blood transfusions / /

Organization

ND ND / U.S. Preventive Services Task Force / Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality / /

Person

Betsy A. Garlitz / Emily L. Harris / Paula R. Smith / Tracy L. Beil / Ann Intern / /

Position

General / author / single investigator / /

PublishedMedium

Annals of Internal Medicine / /

Technology

genotyping / genotype / /

URL

www.ahrq.gov/clinic/serfiles.htm / www .annals.org / www.annals.org / /

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