So you know how to treat iron deficiency anemia.
In this issue of Blood, Moretti et al provide data that challenge the entrenched oral treatment of iron deficiency anemia. The paper shows how the newer understanding of hepcidin and iron metabolism in general can lead to very practical improvements in the management of iron deficiency anemia, a disorder that may affect as many as 1 billion people.
STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE.
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