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. 2019 Feb;104(2):e51-e53.
doi: 10.3324/haematol.2018.196295. Epub 2018 Sep 13.

Prevalence and management of iron overload in pyruvate kinase deficiency: report from the Pyruvate Kinase Deficiency Natural History Study

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Prevalence and management of iron overload in pyruvate kinase deficiency: report from the Pyruvate Kinase Deficiency Natural History Study

Eduard J van Beers et al. Haematologica. 2019 Feb.
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Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Correlation between ferritin and liver iron concentration (LIC) as measured by magnetic resonance imaging. Correlation between ferritin and LIC (r=0.45, P<0.0001; n=45). Gray circles indicate individuals with a median ferritin <1000 ng/mL but an LIC >3 mg/g dry weight liver.

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