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Canada's most common genetic disorder — 1 in 9 are carriers
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Canadian & International Hemochromatosis Organizations
See Other HHC Organizations for links to international hemochromatosis organizations and partner agencies.
DNA Testing for Hereditary Hemochromatosis
Hereditary hemochromatosis is caused by defects in a gene called HFE. DNA testing can confirm the presence of the three mutations which are known to cause hemochromatosis: C282Y, H63D and S65C. DNA testing can be done to find out if your family may be at risk.
A confidential HFE genetic testing using buccal (mouth) swab collection is available through Genetrack Biolabs at www.hemochromatosisdna.com.
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Links
The CHS is not responsible for the contents of any "off site" Internet information referenced by or linked to the CHS's Internet site. The inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by the CHS of the site. Use of any such linked web site is at the user's own risk.
- Canadian Blood Services
- Geneclinics.org
- Iron Disorders Institute
- Ironic Health
- PubMed – a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine that includes over 15 million citations from MEDLINE and other life science journals for biomedical articles back to the 1950s.
- U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – Iron Overload and Hemochromatosis: Home
- World Health Organization – Prevention and Control of Hemochromatosis: Improved Diagnosis – 1998 Report of Joint WHO / Hemochromatosis Foundation / Canadian, French and UK Associations Meeting
- FDA Blood Collection List – FDA list of American establishments granted approval for a variance to collect blood and blood products from patients with hemochromatosis
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