Transferrin saturation is reported as a percentage of transferrin that is saturated with iron. Serum iron levels and total iron binding capacity (TIBC) are two tests done on the blood, and their results are used to calculate this value. A serum iron level in the range of 60-170 micrograms/...
doi:10.1016/S0022-3476(77)80927-XMartti A. Siimes and Ulla M. SaarinenThe Journal of PediatricsSiimes MA, and Saarinen UM: What critical value of transferrin saturation identifies iron deficiency in non- anemia breast-fed infants? J PEDIATR9|:1027, 1977....
In this study, patients with a fasting transferrin saturation (TS) of more than 45% for women and 50% for men were subjected to further evaluation of serum ferritin levels and genetic analysis for the two mutations C282Y and H63D, commonly associated with HH. Overall, only 14 patients (9...
There has been no established food and nutrition guidance for diseases characterized by the presence of iron overload (IOL) yet. Hepcidin is a hormone that diminishes iron bioavailability. Its levels increase in response to increased iron stores. Hence,
Hemoglobin is a protein in the red blood cells that allows for the transport of oxygen throughout the body. Hemoglobin is made of four subunits that each have a heme iron group. The oxygen carried by hemoglobin binds to these heme groups. Hemoglobin can come in may different forms that may...
CHr [down arrow] % HYPO [up arrow] sTfR [down arrow] or normal sTfR/log ferritin [up arrow] CRP [up arrow] CHr, content of reticulocyte hemoglobin; CRP, C-reactive protein; % HYPO, percentage of hypochromic erythrocytes; sTfR, soluble transferrin receptor; TSAT, transferrin saturation. ...
The very low iron concentration in the lens may effectively counteract the risk of having a low Tf level; (3) The pattern of distribution of TIBC is the same for the cow and the pig; (4) Saturation of Tf was very high in the rat aqueous, also high in the rat lens and serum; (5...