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Total mortality by elevated transferrin saturation in patients with diabetes.
Diabetes care - 1 Sept 2013
Ellervik Christina, Andersen Henrik Ullits, Tybjærg-Hansen Anne, Frandsen Merete, Birgens Henrik, Nordestgaard Børge G, Mandrup-Poulsen Thomas
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: It is not known to what extent iron overload predicts prognosis in patients with diabetes after diagnosis or whether iron overload is a risk factor independent of the HFE genotype. We investigated total and cause-specific mortality according to increased transferrin saturation (≥ 50 vs. <50%), whether mortality is driven by the HFE genotype, and whether early measurement of transferrin saturation helps...
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