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The role of genetic factors in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma and iron overload - a prospective series of 234 patients.
Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver - 1 May 2016
Funakoshi Natalie, Chaze Iphigénie, Alary Anne-Sophie, Tachon Gaëlle, Cunat Séverine, Giansily-Blaizot Muriel, Bismuth Michael, Larrey Dominique, Pageaux Georges-Philippe, Schved Jean-François, Donnadieu-Rigole Hélène, Blanc Pierre, Aguilar-Martinez Patricia
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Iron overload (IO) in HFE-related hereditary haemochromatosis is associated with increased risk of liver cancer. This study aimed to investigate the role of other genes involved in hereditary IO among patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). METHODS: Patients with HCC diagnosed in our institution were included in this prospective study. Those with ferritin levels ≥300 μg/L (males) or ≥200...
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