Total mortality by transferrin saturation levels: two general population studies and a metaanalysis

Christina Ellervik; Anne  Tybjærg-Hansen; Børge G Nordestgaard

doi:10.1373/clinchem.2010.156802

Total mortality by transferrin saturation levels: two general population studies and a metaanalysis

Christina Ellervik, Anne Tybjærg-Hansen, Børge G Nordestgaard

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Abstract

There is evidence for increased mortality in patients with clinically overt hereditary hemochromatosis. Whether increased transferrin saturation (TS), as a proxy for iron overload is associated with increased mortality in the general population is largely unknown.

Original language	English
Journal	Clinical Chemistry (Washington, DC)
Volume	57
Issue number	3
Pages (from-to)	459-66
Number of pages	8
ISSN	0009-9147
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1373/clinchem.2010.156802
Publication status	Published - 2011

Keywords

Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Denmark
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Hemochromatosis
Humans
Iron Overload
Male
Middle Aged
Multivariate Analysis
Population Surveillance
Transferrin

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