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Are there any possible scenarios where you would do phlebotomies for heterozygous hemochromatosis?

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Hematology · Georgetown University School of Medicine
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 must be...

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