Utility of hepatic or total body iron burden in the assessment of advanced hepatic fibrosis in HFE hemochromatosis

Development of advanced hepatic fibrosis in HFE Hemochromatosis (HH) is influenced by hepatic iron concentration (HIC) and age. In patients with HH, it is important to assess the likelihood of cirrhosis and thus the need for confirmatory liver biopsy. Therapeutic phlebotomy also provides an estimate...

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Autores principales: Chin, Justin, Powell, Lawrie W., Ramm, Louise E., Ayonrinde, Oyekoya T., Ramm, Grant A., Olynyk, John K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6934689/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31882912
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-56732-0

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6934689/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31882912
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-56732-0

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