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Non-HFE iron overload as a surrogate marker of disease severity in patients of liver cirrhosis.
Indian journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Indian Society of Gastroenterology - 1 Jan 2016
Noor Mohd Talha, Tiwari Manish, Kumar Ravindra
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BACKGROUND: Decompensated liver cirrhosis is an important cause of mortality worldwide. Various modifiable and non-modifiable factors are involved in the pathogenesis of cirrhosis and its complications. This study was aimed to evaluate the association of iron overload and disease severity in patients of liver cirrhosis and its association with HFE gene mutation. METHODS: Forty-nine patients with decompensated...
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