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TOPLINE: Patients with serum ferritin levels higher than 1000 μg/L show a 91% increased risk for any fracture, with a doubled risk for vertebral and humerus fractures compared with those without iron overload. METHODOLOGY: Iron overload’s association with decreased bone mineral density is established, but its relationship to osteoporotic fracture risk has remained understudied and […]

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Publish date : 2024-12-04 12:57:36

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