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Influence of phlebotomy on iron-related gene expression levels in the livers of patients with chronic hepatitis C
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Iron reduction therapy by phlebotomy reduces lipid peroxidation and oxidative stress in patients with chronic hepatitis C
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Immune complex of hepatitis C virus particles detected by immunogold electron microscopy
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Iron content and consumption of health foods by patients with chronic hepatitis C
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Accumulation of 8-n itroguanine in the liver of chronic hepatitis C patients without sustained virological response after completion of interferon therapy
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Hepatotoxicity associated with Lyophyllum decastes Sing. (Hatakeshimeji)
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Dubin-Johnson-like black liver with normal bilirubin level
Black liver is a common finding in Dubin-Johnson syndrome (DJS), which is caused by the lack of multidrug resistance-associated protein 2 (MRP2). Impaired excretion of epinephrine metabolites is believed to be...
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A significant reduction in serum alanine aminotransferase levels after 3-month iron reduction therapy for chronic hepatitis C: a multicenter, prospective, randomized, controlled trial in Japan
Increasing evidence indicates that iron cytotoxicity plays an important role in the pathogenesis of chronic hepatitis C (CHC). However, the biochemical effects of iron reduction therapy on CHC remain to be con...
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Ineffective interferon treatment of chronic hepatitis C-associated porphyria cutanea tarda, but with a transient decrease in HCV RNA levels
Many patients with porphyria cutanea tarda (PCT) have been reported to be hepatitis C virus (HCV) carriers, suggesting that HCV infection plays a role in the pathogenesis of this type of porphyria. In this st...