title: Prevalence of haemochromatosis amongst patients with diabetes mellitus.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology, Charing Cross Hospital, London, UK.
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Grunewald
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Press
authors.forename: B R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Muller
authors.forename: P H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Wise
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000150:complications; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006432:Hemochromatosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence