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Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Pública, 2015 Objectives. Characterize anemia in children aged between 12 and 59 months from urban areas in the provinces of Coronel Portillo and Huancavelica in Peru. Materials and methods. Cross-sectional study carried out in two stages: a) population-based study to
Elena Gonzales +4 more
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Differential diagnosis of iron deficiency [PDF]
, 2010 Iron deficiency is considered to be the commonest hematological pathology in humans. Thus, the essential steps in an adequate approach of iron deficiency include: the proper identification of its causes and the differentiation between iron deficiency and
Figueiredo, Maria Stella, Vicari, Perla
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Iron refractory iron deficiency anemia
Haematologica, 2013 Iron refractory iron deficiency anemia is a hereditary recessive anemia due to a defect in the TMPRSS6 gene encoding Matriptase-2. This protein is a transmembrane serine protease that plays an essential role in down-regulating hepcidin, the key regulator of iron homeostasis.
De Falco, Luigia +8 more
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Folia Histochemica et Cytobiologica, 2012 We evaluated the usefulness of soluble transferrin receptor (sTfR) and of the sTfR/log ferritin index<br />(sTfR/logF) in the differentiation of anemia in young children.
Barbara Kamer +3 more
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Iron-Refractory Iron Deficiency Anemia
Turkish Journal of Hematology, 2015 Iron is essential for life because it is indispensable for several biological reactions, such as oxygen transport, DNA synthesis, and cell proliferation. Over the past few years, our understanding of iron metabolism and its regulation has changed dramatically.
Keskin, Ebru Yilmaz, Yenicesu, Idil
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Journal of Public Health in Africa, 2019 Pregnant women are at risk for iron deficiency anemia especially pregnant women in malaria-endemic areas. This study aimed to analyze the profile of iron in the third trimester pregnant women with iron deficiency anemia in co-endemic area of Bengkulu ...
Mohammad Zulkarnain +3 more
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Hepcidin and sports anemia [PDF]
, 2014 Iron is an important mineral element used by the body in a variety of metabolic and physiologic processes. These processes are highly active when the body is undergoing physical exercises. Prevalence of exercise-induced iron deficiency anemia (also known
Guofen Gao, Wei-Na Kong, Yan-Zhong Chang
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Anemia among Children Exposed to Polyparasitism in Coastal Kenya [PDF]
, 2015 Anemia represents a substantial problem for children living in areas with limited resources and significant parasite burden. We performed a cross-sectional study of 254 Kenyan preschool-and early school-age children in a setting endemic for multiple ...
Bustinduy, Amaya L +7 more
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Eurasian Journal of Medicine, 2019 Objective: Iron deficiency anemia is the most common cause of microcytic anemia throughout the world. Ferritin levels are good indicators of iron stores; however, levels may increase irrespective of iron stores in cases of chronic disease.
Osman Yokus +5 more
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IRON DEFICIENCY AND IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA – A GLOBAL PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM [PDF]
Romanian Journal of Pediatrics, 2016 Iron deficiency is defined as a condition in which there is not an adequate iron level necessary to maintain the normal physiologic functions. Having the magnitude of epidemics, anemia is a global public health problem, which affects both the emerging ...
Laura Florescu +3 more
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