Iron overload correlates with serum liver fibrotic markers and liver dysfunction: Potential new methods to predict iron overload-related liver fibrosis in thalassemia patients

BACKGROUND: Early detection of liver fibrosis in thalassemia patients and rapid initiation of treatment to interfere with its progression are extremely important. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to find a sensitive, easy-to-detect and noninvasive method other than liver biopsy for early detection of liv...

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Published in:United European Gastroenterol J
Main Authors: Wang, Man, Liu, Rongrong, Liang, Yuzhen, Yang, Gaohui, Huang, Yumei, Yu, Chunlan, Sun, Kaiqi, Lai, Yongrong, Xia, Yang
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: SAGE Publications 2016
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5384551/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28405327
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2050640616646525
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