Effect of alcohol on iron storage diseas
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Linda M Fletcher; Kim R Bridle; Darrell H.G Crawford
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Article
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2003
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Elsevier Science
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English
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The consumption of excess alcohol in patients with liver iron storage diseases, in particular the iron-overload disease hereditary haemochromatosis (HH), has important clinical consequences. HH, a common genetic disorder amongst people of European descent, results in a slow, progressive accumulation