Screening for hereditary haemochromatosis in patients undergoing knee arthroplasty: a retrospective cohort study of 2,035 patients
Aims: Hereditary haemochromatosis is a genetic disorder that is caused by several known mutations in the human homeostatic iron regulator protein (HFE) gene. Abnormal accumulation of iron causes a joint disease that resembles osteoarthritis (OA), but appears at a relatively younger age and is accomp...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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The British Editorial Society of Bone & Joint Surgery
2021-12-01
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| Series: | Bone & Joint Open |
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| Online Access: | https://online.boneandjoint.org.uk/doi/epdf/10.1302/2633-1462.212.BJO-2021-0162.R1 |