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Serum prohepcidin levels in chronic hepatitis C, alcoholic liver disease, and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

BACKGROUND/AIMS: Patients with various chronic liver diseases frequently have increased body iron stores. Prohepcidin is an easily measurable precursor of hepcidin, which is a key regulator of iron homeostasis. This study investigated the serum prohepcidin levels in patients with various chronic liv...

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Autores principales: Lee, Sang Hyub, Jeong, Sook-Hyang, Park, Young Soo, Hwang, Jin-Hyeok, Kim, Jin-Wook, Kim, Nayoung, Lee, Dong Ho
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Association for the Study of the Liver 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3304592/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20924211
http://dx.doi.org/10.3350/kjhep.2010.16.3.288