The hand arthropathy of hereditary hemochromatosis is strongly associated with iron overload

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 153-158

  Valenti, Luca ^a   Fracanzani, Anna Ludovica ^a   Rossi, Valeria ^b   Rampini, Clementina ^b   Pulixi, Edoardo ^a   Varenna, Massimo ^b   Fargion, Silvia ^a,c   Sinigaglia, Luigi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO ORTOPEDICO GAETANO PINI   (Italy)

^c FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hemochromatosis; HFE protein; Iron; Osteoarthritis

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; HFE PROTEIN; IRON;

ADULT; AGE; ARTHROPATHY; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; GENOTYPE; HAND DISEASE; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HUMAN; IRON OVERLOAD; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FERRITINS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HAND; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS I; HUMANS; IRON OVERLOAD; JOINT DISEASES; MALE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO;

EID: 38149054890     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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