Iron saturation of ferritin in the course of phlebotomy treatment in patients with haemochromatosis.
This paper describes the iron saturation of ferritin in haemochromatosis patients during phlebotomy therapy. The iron saturation of ferritin does not change during therapy and cannot be used as a parameter to follow therapy. Furthermore, the iron saturation seems to be a constant characteristic of a given person. It does not vary with the body iron stores in patients with haemochromatosis.
ten Kate
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Department of Clinical Chemistry, Atrium Medical Center, Heerlen/Brunssum, The Netherlands. j.tenkate@GOZL.nl
Marell
K
K
Huizinga
R
R
Kreeftenberg
H
H
van Deursen
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C
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005293:Ferritins / Q000737:chemistry*; D006432:Hemochromatosis / Q000097:blood / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007501:Iron / Q000032:analysis*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018962:Phlebotomy
D005293:Ferritins; D007501:Iron