Low hepcidin levels in severely anemic malawian children with high incidence of infectious diseases and bone marrow iron deficiency.

Low hepcidin levels in severely anemic malawian children with high incidence of infectious diseases and bone marrow iron deficiency.

A reliable diagnostic biomarker of iron status is required for severely anemic children living in malarious areas because presumptive treatment with iron may increase their infection risk if they are not iron deficient. Current biomarkers are limited because they are altered by host inflammation. In...

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Main Authors: Femkje A M Jonker, Job C J Calis, Kamija Phiri, Rob J Kraaijenhagen, Bernard J Brabin, Brian Faragher, Erwin T Wiegerinck, Harold Tjalsma, Dorine W Swinkels, Michael Boele van Hensbroek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3855157?pdf=render

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