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The relationship between iron overload and clinical characteristics in a Spanish cohort of 100 C282Y homozygous hemochromatosis patients.
Annals of hematology - 1 Nov 2007
Altes Albert, Ruiz Angels, Martinez Clara, Esteve Anna, Vela Maria Dolores, Remacha Angel Francisco, Sarda Pilar, Bach Vanessa, Baiget Montserrat
Abstract excerpt
We studied the relationship between iron removed by venesection, sex, age, and clinical characteristics in a group of 100 Spanish probands with hereditary hemochromatosis (HH), all C282Y homozygous in the HFE gene. Iron overload was higher in men than in women (P < 0.0001) and increased with age (P = 0.02). Forty-four patients presented with liver disease (28 had fibrosis-cirrhosis of the liver), 24 with...
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