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Table 2 Group A description - 20 patients with iron metabolism disturbances.

From: The role of MR imaging in detection of hepatic iron overload in patients with cirrhosis of different origins

Iron content: points by Scheuer's grading scale

diagnosis

number of patients

4

Hereditary hemochromatosis type 1 - HFE gene mutation

3

3

Hereditary hemochromatosis type 1 - HFE gene mutation

2

 

HFE gene mutation (2 homozygotes H63D/H63D)

2

 

HCV-related cirrhosis C

2

2

HFE gene mutation (2 heterozygotes H63D/WT)

2

 

HCV-related cirrhosis (2) and HCV/HBV related cirrhosis (4)

6

1

HCV/HBV related cirrhosis

3