Plasma Lipidome, PNPLA3 polymorphism and hepatic steatosis in hereditary hemochromatosis

Abstract Background Hereditary hemochromatosis (HH) is an autosomal recessive genetic disorder with increased intestinal iron absorption and therefore iron Overload. iron overload leads to increased levels of toxic non-transferrin bound iron which results in oxidative stress and lipid peroxidation....

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Main Authors: Jessica Seeßle, Hongying Gan-Schreier, Marietta Kirchner, Wolfgang Stremmel, Walee Chamulitrat, Uta Merle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-07-01
Series:BMC Gastroenterology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12876-020-01282-3