Hepcidin levels correlate to liver iron content, but not steatohepatitis, in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

Hepcidin levels correlate to liver iron content, but not steatohepatitis, in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

Abstract Background One-third of patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) develop dysmetabolic iron overload syndrome (DIOS), the pathogenesis of which is unknown. Altered production of the iron-regulatory peptide hepcidin has been reported in NAFLD, but it is unclear if this is relat...

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Main Authors: Joel Marmur, Soheir Beshara, Gösta Eggertsen, Liselotte Onelöv, Nils Albiin, Olof Danielsson, Rolf Hultcrantz, Per Stål
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-06-01
Series:BMC Gastroenterology
Subjects:
Hepcidin
Iron overload
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12876-018-0804-0

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