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Is there a threshold of hepatic iron concentration that leads to cirrhosis in C282Y hemochromatosis?
The American journal of gastroenterology - 1 Feb 2001
Adams P C
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The relationship between the degree of iron overload and the presence of cirrhosis has not been clearly established in hemochromatosis. Severe iron overload occurs without cirrhosis and moderate iron overload can occur with cirrhosis. Previous estimates may have overestimated the problem because of the overdiagnosis of hemochromatosis in patients with alcoholic liver disease and chronic viral...
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