The changing role of liver biopsy in diagnosis and management of haemochromatosis.

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Liver biopsy with histological examination of liver tissue was for many years the cornerstone of the diagnosis of haemochromatosis, allowing assessment of the degree of iron overload and examination of liver histology for the acute and chronic effects of iron overload. In the past two decades the role of liver biopsy in haemochromatosis has changed dramatically. Liver biopsy is rarely requested for two main...

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