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The Homozygous Hemoglobin EE Genotype and Chronic Inflammation Are Associated with High Serum Ferritin and Soluble Transferrin Receptor Concentrations among Women in Rural Cambodia.
The Journal of nutrition - 1 Dec 2015
Karakochuk Crystal D, Whitfield Kyly C, Rappaport Aviva I, Barr Susan I, Vercauteren Suzanne M, McLean Judy, Prak Sophonneary, Hou Kroeun, Talukder Aminuzzaman, Devenish Robyn, Green Timothy J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Ferritin and soluble transferrin receptor (sTfR) concentrations are commonly used to assess iron deficiency (ID); however, they are influenced by multiple factors. OBJECTIVES: We assessed associations between numerous variables and both ferritin and sTfR concentrations in Cambodian women and compared ID prevalence through the use of study-generated correction factors (CFs) for ferritin with those from...
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