Figure 3
From: Hepcidin Expression in the Liver: Relatively Low Level in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C
Relative hepatic mRNA expression levels of hepcidin in various liver diseases. (a) The ratio of hepatic hepcidin mRNA/serum ferritin was calculated in each patient and compared between HCV+, HBV+, and HCV−HBV− groups. (b) The ratio of hepatic hepcidin mRNA/hepatic total iron score was calculated in each patient and compared between HCV+, HBV+, and HCV−HBV− groups. Graphs depict the median (line within the box), 25th to 75th percentiles (upper and lower border of the box), and 10th and 90th percentiles (whiskers).