Serum Ferritin Level Remains a Reliable Marker of Bone Marrow Iron Stores Evaluated by Histomorphometry in Hemodialysis Patients
Author(s) -
Lillian A. Rocha,
Daniela Veit Barreto,
Fellype Carvalho Barreto,
Cristiane Bitencourt Dias,
Rosa MoyseCombining Acute Accents,
Maria Regina R. Silva,
Luiz A. R. Moura,
S. A. Draibe,
Vanda Jorgetti,
AluiCombining Acute Accentzio B. Carvalho,
Maria EugeCombining Circumflex Accentnia F. Canziani
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
clinical journal of the american society of nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.755
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1555-905X
pISSN - 1555-9041
DOI - 10.2215/cjn.01630408
Subject(s) - medicine , bone marrow , transferrin saturation , ferritin , serum iron , hemoglobin , hematocrit , c reactive protein , iron deficiency , anemia , pathology , gastroenterology , inflammation , serum ferritin
As well as being a marker of body iron stores, serum ferritin (sFerritin) has also been shown to be a marker of inflammation in hemodialysis (HD) patients. The aim of this study was to analyze whether sFerritin is a reliable marker of the iron stores present in bone marrow of HD patients.
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