Human hair elemental analysis of patients with viral hepatitis and liver cirrhosis by X-ray fluorescence method

Human hair of chronic viral hepatitis and liver cirrhosis patients in Ulaanbaatar were analyzed for elemental analysis by total X-ray Fluorescence spectrometry. Positive strong correlations were observed among the elements [Ti=f(Pb), f(Cu)], [Cu=f(K), f(Ti)] and [Sr=f(K), f(Fe)]. The mean concentrations of Ca, Fe, Ti and Sr were found higher than those in the hair of normal people in Japan, Mongolia, Iran and Indonesia though the level of Cu and Zn is not different. The concentrations of Ca, Ti and Sr in hair of the patients were found to be increased over that of normal Mongolian people reported by other researchers.