Total mortality by elevated transferrin saturation in patients with diabetes

Christina Ellervik, Henrik Ullits Andersen, Anne Tybjærg-Hansen, Merete Müermann Frandsen, Henrik Birgens, Børge G Nordestgaard, Thomas Mandrup-Poulsen

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Abstract

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.
Original languageEnglish
JournalDiabetes Care
Volume36
Issue number9
Pages (from-to)2646-54
Number of pages9
ISSN0149-5992
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Sept 2013

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