HFE mutations, hepatic iron, and fibrosis: Ethnic-specific association of NASH with C282Y but not with fibrotic severity

There is conflicting evidence regarding inheritance of hemochromatosis gene (HFE) mutations and influence of hepatic iron deposition as cofactors for development of fibrosis in patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). We studied hepatic iron content (Perls' stain grade), frequency of...

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Veröffentlicht in:Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) Md.), 2002-07, Vol.36 (1), p.142-149
Hauptverfasser: Chitturi, Shivakumar, Weltman, Martin, Farrell, Geoffrey C., McDonald, David, Liddle, Christopher, Samarasinghe, Dev, Lin, Rita, Abeygunasekera, Shehan, George, Jacob
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