Meanings
noun
- pluralplural of hemosiderosis
The liver is the main site of iron storage in humans, and the liver iron concentration (LIC) correlates closely with total body iron stores in healthy persons as well as patients with genetic hemochromatosis and secondary hemosideroses such as thalassemia major and sickle cell disease [7 ].
2015 July 17, “Reassessment of Iron Biomarkers for Prediction of Dialysis Iron Overload: An MRI Study”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
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