The Role of Hepcidin, sTfR, and sTfR/Log Ferritin Index for the Differential Diagnosis of Iron Deficiency Anemia and Anemia of Chronic Disease
Background: In chronic diseases characterized by persistent inflammation, anemia of chronic disease (ACD) and iron deficiency anemia (IDA) are commonly encountered forms of anemia and can often co-occur. In such situations, the conventional iron status tests used for differential diagnosis are influ...
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Language: | English |
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International Medical Research and Development Corporation
2024-03-01
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Series: | International Journal of Biomedicine |
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Online Access: | http://www.ijbm.org/articles/i53/ijbm_14(1)_oa6.pdf |