Open AccessHepcidin: A useful marker in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Author(s) -
Serap Duru,
E. Bilgin,
Sadık Ardıç
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
annals of thoracic medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.639
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1817-1737
pISSN - 1998-3557
DOI - 10.4103/1817-1737.91562
Subject(s) - hepcidin , medicine , copd , ferritin , hemoglobin , gastroenterology , hematocrit , hypoxemia , total iron binding capacity , transferrin saturation , serum iron , body mass index , anemia , serum ferritin
This study was designed to evaluate the levels of hepcidin in the serum of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).