Hepcidin and conventional markers to detect iron deficiency in severely anaemic HIV-infected patients in Malawi.
M. N. Huibers, J. Calis, T. J. Allain, S. E. Coupland, C. Phiri, K. Phiri, D. W. Swinkels, M. Boele van Hensbroek, I. Bates
This study evaluates hepcidin and conventional markers for detecting bone-marrow iron deficiency in severely anaemic HIV-infected patients in Malawi, finding hepcidin to be the best, though still suboptimal, marker.
bioRxiv · Jun 10, 2019Biochemistry