Lower serum prohepcidin levels associated with lower iron and erythropoietn requirements in hemodialysis patients with chronic hepatitis C
BMC Nephrology, 07/09/2012
Caliskan Y et al. – HCV positive HD patients have low levels of serum prohepcidin and IL–6 which might account for iron accumulation and/or lower iron and ratio of the weekly erythropoietin requirement in these patients.



