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Iron overload in cirrhosis-HFE genotypes and outcome after liver transplantation.
Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) - 1 Feb 2000
Brandhagen D J, Alvarez W, Therneau T M, Kruckeberg K E, Thibodeau S N, Ludwig J, Porayko M K
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Previously, we found appreciable hepatic iron deposition in one third of our patients undergoing liver transplantation (LTx) with approximately 10% of cases having quantifiable iron in the range of that seen in hereditary hemochromatosis (HHC). The aim of this study was to compare clinical outcome in liver transplant patients with and without iron overload. We also sought to determine the prevalence of HFE...
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