Iron overload contributes to increased transplant-related mortality, and serum ferritin is typically used to detect iron overload. Other iron parameters have received limited attention. We studied ...

March 29, 2005 — High intake of dietary iron in patients with elevated transferrin saturation increases the risk of cancer, according to the results of a cohort study published in the March/April ...

For absorption studies, the orally administered test solution consisted of radioactive ferrous citrate (Fe 59), usually about 8 microcuries, and carrier ferrous sulfate mixed in the desired ratio in 0 ...

Iron intake and soluble transferrin receptor were positively associated with insulin resistance, whereas serum iron and transferrin receptor were negatively associated. Disturbances in iron metabolism ...

Low transferrin saturation was associated with worse physical quality of life in patients with CKD, even in those free of anemia. Absolute or functional iron deficiency — even without anemia — is ...

Duetta is a highly sensitive spectrofluorometer that can be used to measure transferrin at very low concentrations. By ...