Quality of life scores differs between genotypic groups of patients with suspected hereditary hemochromatosis

Quality of life scores differs between genotypic groups of patients with suspected hereditary hemochromatosis

Abstract Background Hereditary hemochromatosis (HH) encompasses a group of autosomal recessive disorders mainly characterized by enhanced intestinal absorption of iron and its accumulation in parenchymal organs. HH diagnosis is based on iron biochemical and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) assessmen...

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Main Authors: Paula Fernanda Silva Fonseca, Rodolfo Delfini Cançado, Flavio Augusto Naoum, Carla Luana Dinardo, Guilherme Henrique Hencklain Fonseca, Sandra Fatima Menosi Gualandro, José Eduardo Krieger, Alexandre Costa Pereira, Pierre Brissot, Paulo Caleb Junior Lima Santos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-01-01
Series:BMC Medical Genetics
Subjects:
Hereditary hemochromatosis
Quality of life
Short form health survey
SF-36
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12881-017-0513-5

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