Are there any possible scenarios where you would do phlebotomies for heterozygous hemochromatosis?
Answer from: Medical Oncologist at Academic Institution
The answer is yes but unusual. Occasionally, a heterozygote or double heterozygote will be weakly phenotypically positive. If the ferritin and TSAT (on overnight fasting sample) are high, I will.
I prefer that blood donation be used but if not an option, I will take it. The iron parameters ...
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Medical Oncologist at Wentworth Douglass Hospital @Michael Auerbach- How high does ferritin or TSAT ...
Medical Oncologist at Georgetown University School of Medicine If both are above normal, that would suffice for m...
Medical Oncologist at Wentworth Douglass Hospital Thank you!
at UC Irvine In this situation, since ferritin also is an acute...
@Michael Auerbach- How high does ferritin or TSAT ...
If both are above normal, that would suffice for m...
Thank you!
In this situation, since ferritin also is an acute...