The homozygous hemoglobin EE genotype and chronic inflammation are associated with high serum ferritin and soluble transferrin receptor concentrations among women in rural Cambodia

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 145, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 2765-2773

  Karakochuk, Crystal D ^a,b   Whitfield, Kyly C ^a,b   Rappaport, Aviva I ^a,b   Barr, Susan I ^a   Vercauteren, Suzanne M ^a,b,c   McLean, Judy ^a   Prak, Sophonneary ^d   Hou, Kroeun ^e   Talukder, Aminuzzaman ^e   Devenish, Robyn ^f   Green, Timothy J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c Children and Women's Health Centre of British Columbia   (Canada)

^d Ministry of Health Cambodia   (Cambodia)

^e HELEN KELLER INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^f National Pediatric Hospital   (Cambodia)

Author keywords

Anemia; Cambodia; Correction factor; Ferritin; Hemoglobin; Inflammation; Iron deficiency; Soluble transferrin receptor; Thalassemia; Women

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CYANOCOBALAMIN; FERRITIN; FOLIC ACID; HEMOGLOBIN E; HEMOGLOBIN EE; OROSOMUCOID; RETINOL BINDING PROTEIN; SOLUBLE TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR; TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; HEMOGLOBIN A; HEMOGLOBIN AA; IRON;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAMBODIA; CAMBODIAN; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; GENOTYPE; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREVALENCE; RURAL AREA; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ADOLESCENT; BLOOD; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEFICIENCY; GENETICS; HOMOZYGOTE; INFLAMMATION; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; RURAL POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CAMBODIA; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FERRITINS; GENOTYPE; HEMOGLOBIN A; HEMOGLOBIN E; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; IRON; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; RECEPTORS, TRANSFERRIN; RURAL POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84951139116     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/jn.115.218636     Document Type: Article

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