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Iron overload in kidney transplants: prospective analysis of biochemical and genetic markers.
Kidney international - 1 Feb 2005
Lorenz Matthias, Kletzmayr Josef, Huber Andrea, Hörl Walter H, Sunder-Plassmann Gere, Födinger Manuela
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The prevalence of iron overload and the influence of mutations in the HFE and TRF2 gene on biochemical markers of iron overload among renal transplant patients is unknown. METHODS: Serum iron, ferritin, transferrin saturation (TSAT), and liver function parameters were analyzed in a cohort of 438 renal transplants. In patients with iron overload, the time course of biochemical markers of iron status as...
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