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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 14, 2009; 15(46): 5864-5866
Published online Dec 14, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.5864
Published online Dec 14, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.5864
Is iron overload in alcohol-related cirrhosis mediated by hepcidin?
Tariq Iqbal, Azzam Diab, Elwyn Elias, Department of Gastroenterology, University Hospital Birmingham, Vincent Drive, Birmingham B15 2TH, United Kingdom
Douglas G Ward, Matthew J Brookes, Chris Tselepis, Department of Cancer Studies, University of Birmingham, Vincent Drive, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom
Jim Murray, Department of Hematology, University Hospital Birmingham, Vincent Drive, Birmingham B15 2TH, United Kingdom
Author contributions: Iqbal T and Tselepis C designed the study and wrote the paper; Diab A collected the patient samples; Ward DG performed the analysis and analyzed the results; Murray J and Elias E provided expertise in hematology and hepatology in the preparation of the manuscript.
Supported by University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Correspondence to: Dr. Tariq Iqbal, Department of Gastroenterology, University Hospital Birmingham, Vincent Drive, Birmingham B15 2TH, United Kingdom. t.h.iqbal@bham.ac.uk
Telephone: +44-121-4721311
Received: October 12, 2009
Revised: November 2, 2009
Accepted: November 9, 2009
Published online: December 14, 2009
Revised: November 2, 2009
Accepted: November 9, 2009
Published online: December 14, 2009
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