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Iron is an essential element in biology, required for numerous cellular processes. Either too
much or too little iron can be detrimental, and organisms have developed mechanisms for …

Liver disease is the twelfth commonest cause of mortality in adults in the United States,
resulting in 34,000 deaths annually from cirrhosis. 7 In addition, the rising incidence of HCC …

Ferritin is one of the most frequently requested laboratory tests in primary and secondary
care, and levels often deviate from reference ranges. Serving as an indirect marker for total …

To more fully characterize the available evidence supporting the recommendations, the
AASLD Practice Guidelines Committee has adopted the classification used by the Grading …

Iron has the capacity to accept and donate electrons readily, interconverting between ferric
(Fe2+) and ferrous (Fe3+) forms. This capability makes it a useful component of …

Lever's" Histopathology of the Skin" is a classic work that has been used by generations of
dermatopathologists, pathologists, and dermatologists to further their knowledge, in their …

Aims To develop and validate a non-invasive method for measuring myocardial iron in order
to allow diagnosis and treatment before overt cardiomyopathy and failure develops …

In the late 1800s, hemochromatosis was considered an odd autoptic finding. More than a
century later, it was finally recognized as a hereditary, multi-organ disorder associated with a …

Iron is vital for almost all living organisms by participating in a wide variety of metabolic
processes, including oxygen transport, DNA synthesis, and electron transport. However, iron …