A possible role for hepcidin in the detection of iron deficiency in severely anaemic HIV-infected patients in Malawi.

A possible role for hepcidin in the detection of iron deficiency in severely anaemic HIV-infected patients in Malawi.

INTRODUCTION:Iron deficiency is a treatable cause of severe anaemia in low-and-middle-income-countries (LMIC). Diagnosing it remains challenging as peripheral blood markers poorly reflect bone-marrow iron deficiency (BM-ID), especially in the context of HIV-infection. METHODS:Severely anaemic (haemo...

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Main Authors: Minke H W Huibers, Job C Calis, Theresa J Allain, Sarah E Coupland, Chimota Phiri, Kamija S Phiri, Dorine W Swinkels, Michael Boele van Hensbroek, Imelda Bates
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0218694

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