Author: ironjusticeironjustice Date: May 9, 2008 17:34
"Phlebotomy offers a safe and efficient therapy"
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Vol. 87, No. 5, 1374-1383, May
2008
© 2008 American Society for Nutrition
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ORIGINAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATION
Pathways underlying iron accumulation in human nonalcoholic fatty
liver disease1,2,3
Elmar Aigner, Igor Theurl, Milan Theurl, Dieter Lederer, Heike Haufe,
Otto Dietze, Michael Strasser, Christian Datz and Guenter Weiss
1 From the Department of Internal Medicine, General Hospital
Oberndorf, Oberndorf, Austria (EA, DL, and CD); the Department of
General Internal Medicine, Department of Immunology and Infectious
Diseases, Medical University of Innsbruck, Austria (IT, MT, and GW);
the Department of Pathology (HH and OD) and the First Department of
Medicine (MS), Paracelsus Private Medical University Salzburg,
Austria
Background: Mild iron overload is frequently observed in nonalcoholic
fatty liver disease (NAFLD).
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