Diagnostic and therapeutic implications of the association between ferritin level and severity of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 18, Issue 29, 2012, Pages 3782-3786

  Valenti, Luca ^a   Dongiovanni, Paola ^a   Fargion, Silvia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ferritin; Fibrosis; Iron overload; Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease; Steatohepatitis; Steatosis

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; FERRITIN; HEPCIDIN; IRON;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CELL PROLIFERATION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DNA DAMAGE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPERFERRITINEMIA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IRON DEPLETION; IRON OVERLOAD; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; LIVER CELL; LIVER FIBROSIS; LIVER INJURY; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; STAINING;

EID: 84864847974     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: 22192840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i29.3782     Document Type: Article

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