Hepcidin detects iron deficiency in Sri Lankan adolescents with a high burden of hemoglobinopathy: A diagnostic test accuracy study

Hepcidin detects iron deficiency in Sri Lankan adolescents with a high burden of hemoglobinopathy: A diagnostic test accuracy study

Anemia affects over 800 million women and children globally. Measurement of hepcidin as an index of iron status shows promise, but its diagnostic performance where hemoglobinopathies are prevalent is unclear. We evaluated the performance of hepcidin as a diagnostic test of iron deficiency in adolesc...

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Huvudupphovsmän: Wray, K, Allen, A, Evans, E, Fisher, C, Premawardhena, A, Perera, L, Rodrigo, R, Goonathilaka, G, Ramees, L, Webster, C, Armitage, A, Prentice, A, Weatherall, D, Drakesmith, H, Pasricha, S
Materialtyp: Journal article
Språk:English
Publicerad: Wiley 2017

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