A novel immunological assay for hepcidin quantification in human serum.

A novel immunological assay for hepcidin quantification in human serum.

BACKGROUND: Hepcidin is a 25-aminoacid cysteine-rich iron regulating peptide. Increased hepcidin concentrations lead to iron sequestration in macrophages, contributing to the pathogenesis of anaemia of chronic disease whereas decreased hepcidin is observed in iron deficiency and primary iron overloa...

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Main Authors: Vasiliki Koliaraki, Martha Marinou, Theodoros P Vassilakopoulos, Eustathios Vavourakis, Emmanuel Tsochatzis, Gerassimos A Pangalis, George Papatheodoridis, Alexandra Stamoulakatou, Dorine W Swinkels, George Papanikolaou, Avgi Mamalaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2640459?pdf=render

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