Does iron concentration in a liver needle biopsy accurately reflect hepatic iron burden in β-thalassemia?

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 46, Issue 8 I, 2000, Pages 1185-1188

  Crisponi, G ^a   Ambu, R ^a   Cristiani, F ^a   Mancosu, G ^a   Nurchi, V M ^a   Pinna, R ^a   Faa, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; IRON; NITRIC OXIDE; TRANSFERRIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOMIC EMISSION SPECTROMETRY; AUTOPSY; BETA THALASSEMIA; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BODY BURDEN; CALIBRATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IRON OVERLOAD; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER INJURY; LIVER LEVEL; MALE; NEEDLE BIOPSY;

EID: 0033871140     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinchem/46.8.1185     Document Type: Article

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