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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Main Authors: Yeap, B., Divitini, M., Gunton, J., Olynyk, John, Beilby, J., McQuillan, B., Hung, J., Knuiman, M.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2015
Online Access:http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1021326
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/4510