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Hepatic iron overload in alcoholic end-stage liver disease is associated with iron deposition in other organs in the absence of HFE-1 hemochromatosis.
Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver - 1 Jun 2005
Eng Sue C, Taylor Shari L, Reyes Victoria, Raaka Stuart, Berger Jose, Kowdley Kris V
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BACKGROUND: End-stage cirrhosis in the absence of hereditary hemochromatosis (HHC) can be associated with moderate to marked hepatic iron overload, especially in liver disease as a result of alcohol and/or hepatitis C. However, no published studies have addressed extrahepatic iron deposition in t...
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