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Investigations

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Body iron status may be assessed by a variety of routes:

  • iron content of bone marrow sample
  • plasma iron assay
  • total iron binding capacity / transferrin levels
  • ferritin levels

Assessment must be made in the light of factors such as systemic inflammation which can decrease iron and transferrin levels but increase ferritin concentration.


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