Prognostic Factors and Survival in Patients with Hereditary Hemochromatosis and Cirrhosis

OBJECTIVES: The survival of treated, noncirrhotic patients with hereditary hemochromatosis is similar to that of the general population. Less is known about the outcome of cirrhotic hereditary hemochromatosis patients. The present study evaluated the survival of patients with hereditary hemochromato...

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Main Authors: Melanie D Beaton, Paul C Adams
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2006-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2006/428048
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spelling doaj-art-7b110f64551e4d11b1ef64a17debbe1e2025-08-20T03:35:06ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Gastroenterology0835-79002006-01-0120425726010.1155/2006/428048Prognostic Factors and Survival in Patients with Hereditary Hemochromatosis and CirrhosisMelanie D Beaton0Paul C Adams1Department of Gastroenterology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, CanadaDepartment of Gastroenterology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, CanadaOBJECTIVES: The survival of treated, noncirrhotic patients with hereditary hemochromatosis is similar to that of the general population. Less is known about the outcome of cirrhotic hereditary hemochromatosis patients. The present study evaluated the survival of patients with hereditary hemochromatosis and cirrhosis.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2006/428048
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Prognostic Factors and Survival in Patients with Hereditary Hemochromatosis and Cirrhosis
Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
title Prognostic Factors and Survival in Patients with Hereditary Hemochromatosis and Cirrhosis
title_full Prognostic Factors and Survival in Patients with Hereditary Hemochromatosis and Cirrhosis
title_fullStr Prognostic Factors and Survival in Patients with Hereditary Hemochromatosis and Cirrhosis
title_full_unstemmed Prognostic Factors and Survival in Patients with Hereditary Hemochromatosis and Cirrhosis
title_short Prognostic Factors and Survival in Patients with Hereditary Hemochromatosis and Cirrhosis
title_sort prognostic factors and survival in patients with hereditary hemochromatosis and cirrhosis
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