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["Dr. Ethan Natelson" <natelson@pipeline.com>]

Dear Ward,

     The condition you are referring to is hemochromatosis.  Actually, the
FDA does permit blood banks to use this blood but the paper work is too
intense and most blood banks do not want to be involved, which is a shame.

                                          Regards, Ethan


At 02:07 PM 8/4/01 -0400, you wrote:
>My father once treated a man with a weird genetic disease that leads to
>too much iron.  The diagnosis was tricky (because it's rare and weird)
>but the treatment was simple - regular bloodletting.
>
>Unfortunately, the Red Cross doesn't accept blood donations from people
>with this condition.
>
>Ward Barnes wrote:
>> 
>> >
>> >Yes Tom, like cholesterol, for example.  Next checkup, never mind the
>> >cholesterol test, ask to be tested for homocysteine and iron overload, esp
>> > >the latter.
>> 
>> According to the American Red Cross if you find that you have too much iron
>> in your body the easy way to get it to normal is to donate blood on a
>> regular basis.
>> 
>> Ward.
>>
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