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International Journal of Endocrinology
Volume 2015 (2015), Article ID 924387, 6 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/924387
Research Article

Ferritin as a Risk Factor for Glucose Intolerance amongst Men and Women Originating from the Indian Subcontinent

Elizabeth A. Hughes,1 Jeetesh V. Patel,1,2 Zosia Bredow,2 Paramjit S. Gill,3 Julia Chackathayil,3 Elif S. Agaoglu,2 Paul Flinders,2 and Rebecca Mirrielees2

1University of Birmingham Centre for Cardiovascular Sciences, Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust, West Midlands B18 7QH, UK
2Medical School, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UK
3Primary Care Clinical Sciences, University of Birmingham, West Midlands B15 2TT, UK

Received 12 June 2015; Accepted 22 July 2015

Academic Editor: Javier Salvador

Copyright © 2015 Elizabeth A. Hughes et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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