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Serum ferritin and hepatic glutathione concentrations in chronic hepatitis C patients related to the hepatitis C virus genotype.
Journal of hepatology - 1 May 1999
Barbaro G, Di Lorenzo G, Ribersani M, Soldini M, Giancaspro G, Bellomo G, Belloni G, Grisorio B, Barbarini G
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND/AIMS: Increased serum ferritin is thought to be responsible for activation of glutathione turnover in patients with chronic hepatitis C. The aim of the study was to evaluate a possible correlation between levels of serum ferritin and concentrations of hepatic, plasmatic and lymphocytic glutathione in a selected cohort of chronic hepatitis C patients in relation to the hepatitis C virus genotype....
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