Higher ferritin levels, but not serum iron or transferrin saturation, are associated with Type 2 diabetes mellitus in adult men and women free of genetic haemochromatosis
Context - Iron overload predisposes to diabetes and higher ferritin levels have been associated with diabetes. However, it is unclear whether ferritin reflects differences in iron-related parameters between diabetic and nondiabetic persons. We examined associations of serum ferritin, iron and transf...
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| Format: | Journal Article |
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Blackwell Publishing Ltd
2015
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| Online Access: | http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1021326 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/4510 |