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Abnormal iron uptake and liver cancer
15 Sept 2009
Abstract excerpt
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most common cancers worldwide. Iron overload represents a significant risk factor in the development of HCC. Hereditary hemochromatosis (HH) is a genetic iron overload disease characterized by hepatic iron accumulation. The potential link between these two conditions leads to significant curiosity about regulation of iron homeostasis. Importantly, one of the HH genes,...
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