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- Title
Relationship between serum ferritin, hepatic iron staining, diabetes mellitus and fibrosis progression in patients with chronic hepatitis C.
- Authors
D'Souza, R F C; Feakins, R; Mears, L; Sabin, C A; Foster, G R
- Abstract
Chronic infection with the hepatitis C virus affects over 170 million individuals worldwide and 20% of patients develop cirrhosis after 20 years. Increased iron stores and hepatic iron content have been suggested to be important in fibrosis progression. The increased prevalence of diabetes mellitus has been associated with increased iron deposits in patients with chronic hepatitis C.
- Publication
Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics, 2005, Vol 21, Issue 5, p519
- ISSN
0269-2813
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1365-2036.2005.02382.x