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Hepatic Iron, Serum Ferritin, HFE Mutation, and Hepatic Fibrosis in Chronic Hepatitis C
2009
Intervirology
was uncommon and mild in Korean CH-C. Neither hepatic iron deposition nor serum ferritin were significantly related to the severity of hepatic fibrosis, which does not support the significant role of iron in the progression of hepatic fibrosis. Abstract Objectives: We studied the status of hepatic iron deposition and its relationship with blood iron indices, liver histology, and HFE gene mutations in Korean patients with chronic hepatitis C (CH-C). Methods: 105 patients with CH-C who underwent
doi:10.1159/000228547
pmid:19602897
fatcat:xgvt3psb2bcyhkrygjzqgvkl4u