Increased duodenal expression of divalen
Increased duodenal expression of divalent metal transporter 1 and iron-regulated gene 1 in cirrhosis
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Katherine Anne Stuart; Gregory Jon Anderson; David Michael Frazer; Therese Luna
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Article
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2004
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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Hepatic hemosiderosis and increased iron absorption are common findings in cirrhosis. It has been proposed that a positive relation exists between intestinal iron absorption and the development of hepatic hemosiderosis. The current study investigated the duodenal expression of the iron transport mol