Hepcidin Expression in the Liver: Relatively Low Level in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C

Table 3 Patients with relatively low hepcidin expression levels in hyperferritinemia.

Patient no.	Age, y	Sex	Group	Ethanol intake, g/day	ALT, IU/L	Hemoglobin, g/L	Platelets, × 10⁴/mm³	Serum iron, µg/dL	Ferritin, ng/mL	TIS^a
1	52	M	HCV⁺	64	78	149	17.7	228	371	6
2	72	M	HCV⁻HBV⁻: ALD	140	102	135	9.7	155	1110	11
3	56	M	HCV⁻HBV⁻: ALD	140	287	143	20.7	227	978	13
4	62	M	HCV⁻HBV⁻: normal	0	11	103	26.4	61	2335	0

ALT, alanine aminotransferase; ALD alcoholic liver disease. ^aTotal iron score proposed by Deugnier et al. (23).

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