New Insights on Iron Study in Myelodysplasia

OBJECTIVE: Hepcidin plays a pivotal role in iron homeostasis. It is predominantly produced by hepatocytes and inhibits iron release from macrophages and iron uptake by intestinal epithelial cells. Competitive ELISA is the current method of choice for the quantification of serum hepcidin because of i...

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Published in:Turkish Journal of Hematology
Main Authors: Noha M. El Husseiny, Dina Ahmed Mehaney, Mohamed Abd El Kader Morad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Turkish Society of Hematology 2014-12-01
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Online Access:https://jag.journalagent.com/z4/download_fulltext.asp?pdir=tjh&un=TJH-50374