Open AccessHepcidin levels in children with chronic liver disease
Author(s) -
Murat Çakır,
Erol Erduran,
Elif Sag Turkmen,
Yüksel Aliyazıcıoğlu,
Gökçe Pınar Reis,
Ümi̇t Çobanoğlu,
Selim Demir
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
the saudi journal of gastroenterology/saudi journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.608
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1998-4049
pISSN - 1319-3767
DOI - 10.4103/1319-3767.166205
Subject(s) - hepcidin , medicine , ferritin , transferrin saturation , fibrosis , chronic liver disease , gastroenterology , liver disease , serum iron , albumin , liver biopsy , total iron binding capacity , endocrinology , anemia , biopsy , cirrhosis , serum ferritin
We aimed to analyze serum hepcidin level in children with chronic liver disease (CLD) and its relationship with serum cytokines level, liver function tests, hepatic iron content, and liver fibrosis.