Heterozygosity for the hemochromatosis gene in liver diseases - Prevalence and effects on liver histology

Liver

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 482-486

  Höhler, Thomas ^a,b   Leininger, Sonja ^a   Hköhler, Heinz ^b   Schirmacher, Peter ^c   Rgalle, Peter ^a  

^a I Department of Internal Medicine   (Germany)

^b JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Autoimmune hepatitis; C282Y mutation; Fibrosis; Hemochromatosis; Hepatitis B; Hepatitis C; Heterozygosity; HFE gene; Primary biliary cirrhosis

Indexed keywords

CYSTEINE; FERRITIN; IRON; TYROSINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE HEPATITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HETEROZYGOSITY; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFLAMMATION; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER FIBROSIS; LIVER HISTOLOGY; LIVER NECROSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY BILIARY CIRRHOSIS; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADULT; BIOPSY; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GERMANY; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HEPATITIS; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS, BILIARY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION; PREVALENCE;

EID: 0034529541     PISSN: 01069543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0676.2000.020006482.x     Document Type: Article

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