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Attention, chocolate lovers: You may not be able to help yourselves. Swiss and British scientists have linked the widespread love of chocolate to a chemical "signature" that may be programmed into our metabolic systems.
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Hemochromatosis
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Diagnosis & Tests
How is the disease diagnosed?
Hemochromatosis is diagnosed by measuring the amount of iron in the blood. There are several blood tests that can do this:
The level of iron compounds in the urine may also be measured. Also, a liver biopsy may be done to obtain tissue for examination in the laboratory. Now that the gene that causes hemochromatosis has been identified, however, DNA testing to examine a person's genes may be done to diagnose the disease.