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Hepcidin and the iron enigma in HCV infection
An estimated 30–40% of patients with chronic hepatitis C have elevated serum iron, transferrin saturation, and ferritin levels. Clinical data suggest that iron is a co-morbidity factor for disease progression following HCV infection. Iron is essential for a number of fundamental metabolic processes...
| Autores principales: | , , , , |
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Landes Bioscience
2014
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4063809/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24626108 http://dx.doi.org/10.4161/viru.28508 |