HAMP and Hepatic fibrosis: Though many indices of iron metabolism (ferritin, hepatic iron, TS) are frequently used diagnostic tools in detecting iron-load as a risk factor for liver fibrosis (Morrison et al. 2003; Schmitt et al. 2005; Deugnier et al. 1992), recently discovered hepcidin has gained interest because of its main function as a controller of iron efflux from cells (Nemeth et al. 2004).