Open AccessSerum transferrin receptor and zinc protoporphyrin as indicators of iron status in African children
Author(s) -
Michael Zimmermann,
Luciano Molinari,
Franziska Staubli-Asobayire,
Sonja Y. Hess,
Noureddine Chaouki,
Pierre Adou,
Richard F. Hurrell
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
american journal of clinical nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.608
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1938-3207
pISSN - 0002-9165
DOI - 10.1093/ajcn/81.3.615
Subject(s) - zinc protoporphyrin , soluble transferrin receptor , iron deficiency , receiver operating characteristic , transferrin receptor , anemia , medicine , protoporphyrin , hemoglobin , iron status , transferrin , ferritin , gastroenterology , pediatrics , chemistry , biochemistry , heme , porphyrin , enzyme
Although transferrin receptor (TfR) and zinc protoporphyrin (ZnPP) are often used to define iron status in school-age children in developing countries, the diagnostic cutoffs for this age group are uncertain.
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