Studying anemia of chronic disease and iron deficiency in patients with rheumatoid arthritis by iron status and circulating hepcidin
Anemia of chronic disease (ACD) and iron deficiency anemia (IDA) are the two most important types of anemia in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Functional iron deficiency in ACD can be attributed to overexpression of the main iron regulatory hormone hepcidin leading to diversion of iron from the circulat...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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PAGEPress Publications
2019-03-01
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Series: | Hematology Reports |
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Online Access: | https://pagepress.org/journals/index.php/hr/article/view/7708 |