Abstract:Purpose: to establish the frequency and clinical significance of mutant variations of the HFE gene polymorphism in chronic hepatitis B (CHB) in children with iron overload syndrome (IOS).Materials and methods: 60 children with chronic hepatitis B with iron overload syndrome (IOS) were examined. When distributing children into groups, we took into account the criteria we developed for assessing the degree of life expectancy in children with CHB: CST>0.5 – mild degree of life expectancy (43,3% of children), C… Show more
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