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Increased hepatic iron and cirrhosis: no evidence for an adverse effect on patient outcome following liver transplantation.
Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) - 1 Dec 2000
Stuart K A, Fletcher L M, Clouston A D, Lynch S V, Purdie D M, Kerlin P, Crawford D H
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It has been suggested that preexisting severe hepatic iron overload may adversely affect outcome after liver transplantation. The pathogenesis of iron overload in cirrhosis in the absence of hemochromatosis gene (HFE) mutations is poorly understood. The relationships between liver disease severity and etiology, degree of hepatic iron overload, and post-liver transplantation outcome were studied in 282 consecutive...
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