title: The relationship between transferrin saturation and erythropoiesis during stem cell transplantation.
abstract: Ninety-seven percent of 81 patients had a transferrin saturation (TS) level >80% from day 0 of their stem cell transplant. This phenomenon was inversely related with reticulocyte count changes (p<0.0001). The time with a TS > 80% was predicted by reticulocyte recovery (p=0.031) in multivariate analysis. The kinetics of TS is a direct consequence of erythropoietic activity during stem cell transplantation.
authors.forename: Albert
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Altes
authors.forename: Angel Francisco
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Remacha
authors.forename: Pilar
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sarda
authors.forename: Montserrat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Baiget
authors.forename: Carme
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Canals
authors.forename: Jordi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sierra
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004920:Erythropoiesis; D005260:Female; D019337:Hematologic Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy; D018380:Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D007501:Iron / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014168:Transferrin / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D014168:Transferrin; D007501:Iron