Hepcidin and Matriptase-2 as a potential biomarker for responsiveness to oral iron supplementation in adolescents female with iron deficiency anemia
<p><strong>Background</strong>: In Indonesian the prevalence of IDA in female adolescents is high. Higher levels of hepcidin are related to non-responsiveness to oral iron supplementation. Matriptase-2 is a major enzyme which regulates hepcidin secretion. The aim of this study was...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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DiscoverSys
2017-08-01
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Series: | Bali Medical Journal |
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Online Access: | https://balimedicaljournal.org/index.php/bmj/article/view/722 |