Serum hepcidin-25 may replace the ferritin index in the Thomas plot in assessing iron status in anemic patients.
Thomas C, Kobold U, Balan S, Roeddiger R, Thomas L.
Thomas C, et al. Among authors: thomas l.
Int J Lab Hematol. 2011 Apr;33(2):187-93. doi: 10.1111/j.1751-553X.2010.01265.x. Epub 2010 Sep 27.
Int J Lab Hematol. 2011.
PMID: 20868446
We investigated the extent to which serum hepcidin-25 enables the differentiation of the states above in comparison with the ferritin index plot, the so-called Thomas plot [soluble transferrin receptor (sTfR)/log ferritin and the reticulocyte hemoglobin content (CHr)]. MET …
We investigated the extent to which serum hepcidin-25 enables the differentiation of the states above in comparison with the ferritin index …