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Increased body iron stores in elite road cyclists.
Medicine and science in sports and exercise - 1 May 2002
Deugnier Yves, Loréal Olivier, Carré François, Duvallet Andŕe, Zoulim Fabien, Vinel Jean Pierre, Paris Jean Claude, Blaison Denis, Moirand Romain, Turlin Bruno, Gandon Yves, David Véronique, Mégret André, Guinot Michel
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BACKGROUND: One third of French elite road cyclists were found to have hyperferritinemia on antidoping control tests performed during the Tour de France in 1998. PURPOSE: This study was undertaken to determine whether hyperferritinemia corresponded to elevated body iron stores or not and, affirmatively, what were its mechanism, its clinical consequences, and its spontaneous course. METHODS: 83 elite road male...
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