Article
End-stage liver disease without hemochromatosis associated with elevated hepatic iron index.
Journal of hepatology - 1 Aug 1998
Cotler S J, Bronner M P, Press R D, Carlson T H, Perkins J D, Emond M J, Kowdley K V
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND/AIMS: The utility of standard diagnostic tests for hereditary hemochromatosis in end-stage liver disease is unknown. A homozygous mutation (Cys 282 Tyr) has been identified in most patients with hereditary hemochromatosis. We examined whether serum iron studies and hepatic iron measurement distinguish end-stage liver disease patients with Cys 282 Tyr-associated hereditary hemochromatosis. METHODS:...
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