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==Guidance== | ==Guidance== | ||
| − | Discuss with MO. Acceptable unless evidence of cardiac failure, liver function tests greater than twice upper limit of normal, or pancreatic insufficiency requiring insulin. | + | Discuss with MO. Acceptable unless evidence of cardiac failure, liver function tests greater than twice upper limit of normal, or pancreatic insufficiency requiring insulin. |
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| + | These guidelines only apply in donors with known haemochromatosis. In donors who are newly diagnosed with haemochromatosis during the work-up process, further investigations are needed prior to clearance. Please see [[high ferritin]] for details. | ||
==Pseudonyms or Related Conditions== | ==Pseudonyms or Related Conditions== | ||
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Contents
Acceptability at Recruitment
QUALIFIED
Acceptability at CT / Work-Up
QUALIFIED
Individual at Risk
Recipient
Explanation of Condition
Genetic disorder leading to excessive absorption of iron from the gut, which then accumulated in the liver, spleen, heart, pancreas, bone marrow and other organs. The haemochromatosis gene is extremely common in white Northern Europeans (around 1 in 10), and the severity of the condition varies considerably from person to person.
Guidance
Discuss with MO. Acceptable unless evidence of cardiac failure, liver function tests greater than twice upper limit of normal, or pancreatic insufficiency requiring insulin.
These guidelines only apply in donors with known haemochromatosis. In donors who are newly diagnosed with haemochromatosis during the work-up process, further investigations are needed prior to clearance. Please see high ferritin for details.
Pseudonyms or Related Conditions
Version
Version 1, Edition 1
Date of Last Update
15th June 2012
