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High headache prevalence among women with hemochromatosis: the Nord-Trøndelag health study.
Annals of neurology - 1 Jun 2002
Hagen Knut, Stovner Lars Jacob, Asberg Arne, Thorstensen Ketil, Bjerve Kristian S, Hveem Kristian
Abstract excerpt
In this large cross-sectional population-based study, 51,272 persons responded to a headache questionnaire and were screened for hemochromatosis. Phenotypic hemochromatosis and the C282Y/C282Y genotype were both associated with an 80% increase in headache prevalence evident only among women. The reason for this association is unclear, but one may speculate that iron overload alters the threshold for triggering a...
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