Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3283380 | Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology | 2012 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
In hemochromatosis probands homozygous for HFE C282Y, serum levels of ferritin greater than 1000 μg/L at diagnosis were positively associated with male sex and cirrhosis. Even with treatment, the relative risk of death from iron overload was 5-fold greater in probands with serum levels of ferritin greater than 1000 μg/L.
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Authors
James C. Barton, J. Clayborn Barton, Ronald T. Acton, Jeffrey So, Susanne Chan, Paul C. Adams,