HFE MUTATIONS AND IRON OVERLOAD IN PATIENTS WITH ALCOHOLIC LIVER DISEASE
Context Alcoholic liver disease (ALD) is generally associated with iron overload, which may contribute to its pathogenesis, through increased oxidative stress and cellular damage. There are conflicting reports in literature about hemochromatosis (HFE) gene mutations and the severity of liver disease...
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Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos e Pesquisas de Gastroenterologia (IBEPEGE)
2013-03-01
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by Luís COSTA-MATOS, Paulo BATISTA, Nuno MONTEIRO, Pedro HENRIQUES, Fernando GIRÃO, Armando CARVALHO
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