Liver iron concentration and distribution in chronic hepatitis C before and after interferon treatment.
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Liver iron concentration and distribution in chronic hepatitis C before and after interferon treatment.
BACKGROUND Recent studies have suggested that, in patients with chronic hepatitis C, elevated iron stores are predictive of a poor response to interferon. AIMS To assess liver iron concentration and distribution before and after interferon treatment in patients with hepatitis C in order to evaluate further the role of iron in the pathogenesis of hepatitis C. PATIENTS Fifty-five patients wit...
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عنوان ژورنال: Gut
سال: 1997
ISSN: 0017-5749
DOI: 10.1136/gut.41.1.115