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Polymorphisms Related to Iron Homeostasis Associate with Liver Disease in Chronic Hepatitis C.
Viruses - 9 Aug 2023
Wróblewska Anna, Woziwodzka Anna, Rybicka Magda, Bielawski Krzysztof P, Sikorska Katarzyna
Abstract excerpt
Dysregulation of iron metabolism in chronic hepatitis C (CHC) is a significant risk factor for hepatic cirrhosis and cancer. We studied if known genetic variants related to iron homeostasis associate with liver disease progression in CHC. Retrospective analysis included 249 CHC patients qualified for antiviral therapy between 2004 and 2014. For all patients, nine SNPs within HFE, TFR2, HDAC2, HDAC3, HDAC5,...
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