PREVALENCE OF HEMOCHROMATOSIS AMONGST PATIENTS WITH DIABETES-MELLITUS

被引:21
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作者
SINGH, BM
GRUNEWALD, RA
PRESS, M
MULLER, BR
WISE, PH
机构
[1] Chemical Pathology, Charing Cross Hospital, London
关键词
TYPE-1; DIABETES; TYPE-2; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; TRANSFERRIN;
D O I
10.1111/j.1464-5491.1992.tb01881.x
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
Four hundred and six white caucasian patients with diabetes mellitus (243 male, mean age 54 +/- 16 (SD) years) were screened for haemochromatosis. Four patients had a fasting transferrin saturation > 62% and all were HLA A3 positive. Two were probable homozygotes for haemochromatosis and two heterozygotes. Homozygote haemochromatosis prevalence in this diabetic population was therefore 2/406 (0,0049) which is identical to that reported in the general population. These findings do not support a genetic relationship between the two conditions.
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