Hemoglobinopathies, body iron stores and gestational diabetes mellitus.
Higher iron stores, reflected by an elevated ferritin concentration and elevated transferrin saturation, can affect glucose intolerance during pregnancy. We determined the incidence of gestational diabetes mellitus in patients with heterozygous form of hemoglobinopathies and in a healthy control group.
Bencaiova
Gabriela
G
Krafft
Alexander
A
Burkhardt
Tilo
T
Zimmermann
Roland
R
D000328:Adult; D016640:Diabetes, Gestational / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006453:Hemoglobinopathies / Q000097:blood*; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D007501:Iron / Q000097:blood*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011250:Pregnancy Complications, Hematologic / Q000097:blood; D012016:Reference Values
D006454:Hemoglobins; D007501:Iron