Effect of C282Y Genotype on Self-Reported Musculoskeletal Complications in Hereditary Hemochromatosis

OBJECTIVE: Arthropathy that mimics osteoarthritis (OA) and osteoporosis (OP) is considered a complication of hereditary hemochromatosis (HH). We have limited data comparing OA and OP prevalence among HH patients with different hemochromatosis type 1 (HFE) genotypes. We investigated the prevalence of...

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Main Author: Camacho, A (author)
Other Authors: Funck-Brentano, T (author), Simão, M (author), Cancela, L (author), Ottaviani, S (author), Cohen-Solal, M (author), Richette, P (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2015
Subjects:
CHLC ORT
Ferritins/genetics
Genotype
Hemochromatosis/complications
Hemochromatosis/genetics
Heterozygote
Histocompatibility Antigens Class I/genetics
Homozygote
Membrane Proteins/genetics
Musculoskeletal Diseases/etiology
Musculoskeletal Diseases/genetics
Osteoarthritis/genetics
Osteoporosis/genetics
Self Report
Transferrin/genetics
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.17/2098
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.chlc.min-saude.pt:10400.17/2098

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http://hdl.handle.net/10400.17/2098

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