Hyperferritinemia, iron overload, and multiple metabolic alterations identify patients at risk for nonalcoholic steatohepatitis

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 96, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 2448-2455

  Fargion, Silvia ^a,b,c   Mattioli, Michela ^a,b,c   Fracanzani, Anna Ludovica ^a,b,c   Sampietro, Maurizio ^a,b,c   Tavazzi, Dario ^a,b,c   Fociani, Paolo ^a,b,c   Taioli, Emanuela ^a,b,c   Valenti, Luca ^a,b,c   Fiorelli, Gemino ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CHOLESTEROL; FERRITIN; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; IRON; LIPID; TRANSFERRIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; URIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIET RESTRICTION; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; HEPATITIS; HUMAN; HYPERFERRITINEMIA; INSULIN RESISTANCE; IRON OVERLOAD; LIPID METABOLISM; MALE; METABOLIC DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FATTY LIVER; FERRITINS; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HETEROZYGOTE; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS I; HLA ANTIGENS; HUMANS; INSULIN RESISTANCE; IRON OVERLOAD; LIPIDS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TRANSFERRIN;

EID: 0034891077     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9270(01)02615-6     Document Type: Article

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