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Low transferrin and high ferritin concentrations are associated with worse outcome in acute liver failure

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2017

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Olympia E. Anastasiou, Julia Kälsch, Mahdi Hakmouni, Özlem Kücükoglu, Dominik Heider, Johannes Korth, Paul Manka, Jan‐Peter Sowa, Lars P. Bechmann, Fuat H. Saner,

Liver International

Abstract

High ferritin and low transferrin levels are associated with worse outcome in patients with acute liver failure. A model incorporating age, MELD score and transferrin outperformed MELD score for 90-day overall survival of non-transplanted patients.

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