Hepatic iron overload in patients with c
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Dr. Alberto Piperno; Anna Vergani; Ida Malosio; Laura Parma; Laura Fossati; Ales
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Article
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1998
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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Mild to moderate hepatic iron overload is frequent in patients with chronic viral hepatitis (CH). We evaluated the role of hemochromatosis (HFE) gene mutations and other acquired factors in the development of iron overload in these patients. We studied 110 patients with chronic B or C viral hepatiti