Sentence examples for marker of iron from inspiring English sources

Red cell distribution width (RDW) is an index of red blood cell volume variability that has historically been used as a marker of iron deficiency anemia.

Interestingly, while iron was not directly measured in this cohort, 26% of women and 9% of men had an MCV of <80 fl, which is an indirect marker of iron deficiency.

We also extracted ferritin values, as marker of iron stores.

First, we only used serum ferritin as a marker of iron stores.

Being central to iron metabolism, hepcidin may be a marker of iron deficiency, even in the presence of inflammation.

Hyperferritinemia is not a specific marker of iron accumulation and could be found during chronic inflammation or renal failure.

No population-based studies have investigated the association between markers of iron status and the risk of bloodstream infection (BSI).

We aim to study the possible relations between serum hepcidin and markers of iron status in chronic hepatitis C seropositive Egyptian patients on regular hemodialysis.

We report the results from two GWASs for serum markers of iron status (serum iron, serum transferrin, transferrin saturation with iron, and serum ferritin), which are important in iron overload (e.g., hemochromatosis) and deficiency (e.g., anemia) conditions.

The main purpose of this study is to evaluate level of serum hepcidin and study the possible relations between serum hepcidin and markers of iron status in chronic hepatitis C Egyptian patients on regular hemodialysis.

We sought, therefore, to evaluate the level of serum hepcidin and study the possible relations between serum hepcidin and markers of iron status in chronic hepatitis C seropositive Egyptian patients on regular hemodialysis.