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Elevated transferrin saturation in individuals with alcohol use disorder: Association with HFE polymorphism and alcohol withdrawal severity.
Addiction biology - 1 Mar 2022
Kroll Danielle S, McPherson Katherine L, Manza Peter, Schwandt Melanie L, Shen Pei-Hong, Goldman David, Diazgranados Nancy, Wang Gene-Jack, Wiers Corinde E, Volkow Nora D
Abstract excerpt
Iron loading has been consistently reported in those with alcohol use disorder (AUD), but its effect on the clinical course of the disease is not yet fully understood. Here, we conducted a cohort study to examine whether peripheral iron measures, genetic variation in HFE rs1799945 and their interaction differed between 594 inpatient participants with alcohol use disorder (AUD) undergoing detoxification and 472...
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