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Age-dependent ferritin elevations and HFE C282Y mutation as risk factors for symptomatic knee osteoarthritis in males: a longitudinal cohort study.
BMC musculoskeletal disorders - 8 Jan 2014
Kennish Lauren, Attur Mukundan, Oh Cheongeun, Krasnokutsky Svetlana, Samuels Jonathan, Greenberg Jeffrey D, Huang Xi, Abramson Steven B
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Age, gender and genetic predisposition are major intrinsic risk factors for osteoarthritis (OA). Iron increases are associated with age and gene mutation. In the present study, we examined whether serum ferritin, an indicator of total body iron stores, correlates with clinical features in patients with OA, and whether the hemochromatosis Fe (HFE) gene mutation plays a role. METHODS: In a 2-year...
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