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The effect of iron depletion on chronic hepatitis C virus infection
Increasing evidence exists that iron overload, a common finding in chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, plays an important role in the pathophysiology of this disease. The mechanisms by which iron excess induces liver damage along with the benefit of iron depletion via phlebotomy on biochemica...
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Formato: | Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Springer-Verlag
2008
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2716881/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19669262 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12072-008-9076-z |