Duodenal ferroportin is up-regulated in patients with chronic hepatitis C.

Duodenal ferroportin is up-regulated in patients with chronic hepatitis C.

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a leading cause of liver-related mortality. Chronic hepatitis C (CHC) is frequently associated with disturbances in iron homeostasis, with serum iron and hepatic iron stores being elevated. Accumulating evidence indicates that chronic HCV infection suppresses exp...

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Main Authors: Lanqing Ma, Tong Zou, Yuping Yuan, Jiajun Lv, Xiangqian Dong, Gang Yang, Yunzhen Zhu, Juan Luo, Zhigang Zhang, Jiefu Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4203811?pdf=render

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