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Letter to the editor regarding "L-shaped association of selenium in blood metals mixtures with the incidence of liver fibrosis/cirrhosis: NHANES 2017-2020".

Int J Surg · 2026 · PMC12825693 · PMID 40932336

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Clinically, this is highly significant: when designing supplementation trials or assessing surgical patients in the perioperative setting, defining the precise threshold is essential, as both the potential benefits and the risks of selenium are inherently dose dependent.

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