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HFE testing for stroke.

Posted Oct 22 2008 6:18pm

post to news.thinkgene.com
After reading Dr Lei's post regarding the article on agene variant that codes for hemochromatosis (an iron overload syndrome) and strokeI decided to delve into the article.
Here are my take home points.
  • This finding needs to be replicated and should not be used for screening, unless you are of the homogeneous (genetically speaking) Danes represented
  • This 3 fold risk for stroke could be due to things other than iron. Therefore iron studies may not be the way to evaluate for this stroke risk
  • Genetic testing for this could be confusing and I would NOT, repeat would not get Tested without talking to a geneticist or genetic counselor.

Thanks again to Dr Lei atGenetics and Health

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