Relationship Between Hemochromatosis Gene Mutations and Degree of Fibrosis in Liver Disease Associated with Chronic Hepatitis B and C.

Objective: There are various factors that affect the degree of liver fibrosis in chronic viral hepatitis (CVH). Deposition of iron in the liver is one of these factors. Although hemochromatosis gene (HFE) mutation is determined as heterozygote, it is thought that it causes deposition of iron in the...

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Publicado en:Turkiye Klinikleri Journal of Medical Sciences Vol. 32; no. 4; pp. 917 - 925
Autores principales: Bagir, Gülay Simsek, Dogan, Ümit Bilge, Egesel, Türker, Canataroglu, Abdullah
Formato: research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Turkiye Klinikleri Aug2012
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