Serum Markers of Iron Metabolism in Chronic Liver Diseases
Author(s) -
M. Penkova,
Albena Andonova,
Hristina Milcheva,
Nadejda Gospodinova Ivanova,
Silviya Kyuchukova,
Mima Nikolova,
Magdalena Platikanova
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
open access macedonian journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.288
H-Index - 17
ISSN - 1857-9655
DOI - 10.3889/oamjms.2018.251
Subject(s) - medicine , transferrin saturation , cirrhosis , chronic liver disease , nonalcoholic fatty liver disease , fatty liver , gastroenterology , serum iron , alcoholic liver disease , liver disease , anemia of chronic disease , hemochromatosis , ferritin , hereditary hemochromatosis , siderosis , transferrin , steatohepatitis , hepcidin , anemia , disease , serum ferritin
Disorders in the metabolism of iron in the direction of iron overload are observed not only in primary hemochromatosis but also in some chronic liver diseases other aetiology. Elevation of serum iron, ferritin and transferrin saturation is reported in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and alcohol, chronic hepatitis C and liver cirrhosis.
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