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Iron metabolism and HIV infection: reciprocal interactions with potentially harmful consequences?
1 Dec 1999
Abstract excerpt
Humans with advanced human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection present some evidence suggestive of iron accumulation. Ferritin concentrations increase with HIV disease progression, and iron accumulates in several tissues. Iron excess may exert negative effects in individuals with HIV. Indeed, iron accumulation seems to be associated with shorter survival, and a number of investigations point to an...
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