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[Involvement and role of iron in nonalcoholic steatohepatitis].
Revista medico-chirurgicala a Societatii de Medici si Naturalisti din Iasi - 1 Jan 2000
Cojocariu Camelia, Trifan Anca, Stanciu C
Abstract excerpt
Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) was described by Ludwig mainly in obese, middle-aged women, often associated with diabetes mellitus and hyperlipidemia. In the recent years, NASH was found to be associated with male, nonobese, nondiabetic patients and with liver iron overload, which led to the hypothesis of iron playing a role in NASH pathogenesis. Increased ferritin with normal transferrin saturation is...
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