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Semiquantitative and qualitative assessment of hepatic iron in patients with chronic viral hepatitis: relation with grading, staging and haemochromatosis mutations.
Italian journal of gastroenterology and hepatology - 1 Jan 2000
Vergani A, Bovo G, Trombini P, Caronni N, Arosio C, Malosio I, Fossati L, Roffi L, Piperno A
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BACKGROUND: Hepatic iron overload is a common but still poorly characterized finding in patients with chronic viral hepatitis. AIM: To evaluate lobular and cellular distribution of iron in patients with chronic viral hepatitis, the relation between hepatic iron distribution, grading and staging, and the frequency of haemochromatosis gene mutations. PATIENTS: Thirty-four patients with chronic viral hepatitis and...
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