Novel compound heterozygous mutations in the hemojuvelin gene in a juvenile hemochromatosis patient: A case report

Figure 2 Pathological images of liver biopsy. A: Liver biopsy sections showed preserved lobular architecture with mild to moderate portal fibrosis and a few fibrous connections; B: There was marked iron deposition (grade 4 iron stores), shown as blue granules, within hepatocytes biliary epithelial cells in the portal area and endothelial cells. Iron deposition was maximal in hepatocytes in zone 1 of the hepatic acinus and occasional in Kupffer cells.