Ferritin for the clinician [PDF]
Blood Reviews, 2009 Ferritin, a major iron storage protein, is essential to iron homeostasis and is involved in a wide range of physiologic and pathologic processes. In clinical medicine, ferritin is predominantly utilized as a serum marker of total body iron stores. In cases of iron deficiency and overload, serum ferritin serves a critical role in both diagnosis and ...
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Cell Reports, 2020 Summary: One approach to magnetogenetics uses radiofrequency (RF) waves to activate transient receptor potential channels (TRPV1 and TRPV4) that are coupled to cellular ferritins.
Miriam Hernández-Morales +4 more
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Association between serum ferritin levels and colorectal cancer risk in Korea [PDF]
The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine, 2022 Background/Aims The concentration of serum ferritin, a storage form of iron, may be associated with carcinogenesis in various cancers. There are only limited studies on the relationship between serum ferritin levels and colorectal cancer (CRC) risk ...
Hyunho Kim +3 more
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The relationship between amniotic fluid alpha-fetoprotein, alkaline phosphatase and ferritin in the second trimester of pregnancy and preterm birth [PDF]
Majallah-i Zanān, Māmā̓ī va Nāzā̓ī-i Īrān, 2019 Introduction: Preterm birth is one of the most important complications of pregnancy, which has a significant impact on the health and mortality of neonates, so early diagnosis and prediction is vital.
Atousa Dabiri Oskoei +4 more
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Clinical Profile and Cardiac Complications of Haemoglobinopathies in Children at Tertiary Care Centre in Hyderabad, India: A Cross-sectional Study [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2022 Introduction: Haemoglobinopathies include a group of inherited, chronic haemolytic anaemias which are transfusion dependent. Haemolytic Anaemia is a public health problem and has a high prevalence in Asian countries.
Paramesh Pandala +4 more
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Iron deficiency anemia improved by dental implantation: A case report
Saudi Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences, 2022 Treatments for improving iron deficiency anemia are generally aimed at increasing oral iron intake and/or administration. Such treatments, however, have been unsuccessful in managing nutritional disorders, including anemia, in patients with masticatory ...
Hidekazu Yamamoto +4 more
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Ferritin in pediatric critical illness: a scoping review [PDF]
Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics, 2023 This scoping review aimed to elucidate and summarize the predictive role of serum ferritin in critical pediatric illness. The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses methodology was employed to conduct a scoping review of 5 ...
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Hepcidin and iron metabolism disorders in patients with chronic kidney disease [PDF]
Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2013 Bacground/Aim. Hepcidin may play a pathogenetic role in iron metobolism disorders. The aim of this study was to determine the correlation between hepcidin concentration and parameters of iron metabolism in patients with different stage of chronic ...
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A case of hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis caused by an Epstein-Barr virus infection, presenting with unremitting fever and rash [PDF]
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Journal, 2019 Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is a hyperinflammatory syndrome caused by excessive activation of lymphocytes and macrophages, leading to cytokine storm.
Seong-Beom Oh, Chan-Young Koh
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The association between melasma and iron profile: a case-control study
Russian Open Medical Journal, 2020 Background — Melasma is a chronic acquired localized hypermelanosis, causing aesthetic problem for women and impairing their quality of life. Evidence has suggested that hyperpigmentation can occur as a result of iron deficiency anemia and vitamin B12 ...
Azadeh Goodarzi +6 more
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