Article
[Utility of various non-invasive methods for fibrosis prediction among Basque Country patients with phenotypic hemochromatosis].
Revista espanola de enfermedades digestivas - 1 Oct 2008
Castiella A, Zapata E, Otazua P, Fernández J, Alustiza J M, Ugarte M, Legasa L, Galardi A, Ugalde A, Barredo I, Arriola J A
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether the product of multiplying age by liver iron concentration (LIC) (fibrosis index; cut-off, 480,000), platelets, transaminases, and ferritin values are related to the risk of high grade fibrosis. METHODS: A retrospective study of 32 patients with hereditary hemochromatosis (HH) with phenotypic expression. All patients had a liver biopsy with LIC. RESULTS: In 7 patients a magnetic...
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