Serum hepcidin-25 may replace the ferritin index in the Thomas plot in assessing iron status in anemic patients

International Journal of Laboratory Hematology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 187-193

  Thomas, C ^a   Kobold, U ^b   Balan, S ^c   Roeddiger, R ^b   Thomas, L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER MAINZ   (Germany)

^b ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS GMBH   (Germany)

^c Hospital Northwest   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anemia of chronic disease; Ferritin index plot; Hepcidin 25 plot; Iron deficiency anemia; Serum hepcidin 25

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; HEPCIDIN; HEPCIDIN 25; IRON; TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGED; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; ISOTOPE DILUTION ASSAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETICULOCYTE HEMOGLOBIN CONTENT; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDES; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; FEMALE; FERRITINS; HUMANS; IRON; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 79952473162     PISSN: 17515521     EISSN: 1751553X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-553X.2010.01265.x     Document Type: Article

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