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Hereditary hemochromatosis is characterized by a clinically definable arthropathy that correlates with iron load.
Arthritis and rheumatism - 1 Jan 2011
Carroll G J, Breidahl W H, Bulsara M K, Olynyk J K
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OBJECTIVE: To determine the frequency and character of arthropathy in hereditary hemochromatosis (HH) and to investigate the relationship between this arthropathy, nodal interphalangeal osteoarthritis, and iron load. METHODS: Participants were recruited from the community by newspaper advertisement and assigned to diagnostic confidence categories for HH (definite/probable or possible/unlikely). Arthropathy was...
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