325 female students of zahedan at the average age of 16.2 years old (16-22) were randomly selected to study the prevalence of iron deficiency anemia. hb, hematocrit, mcv, mchc, iron, tibc and ferritin were measured. results showed that in the population studied 3.4%, 27.7%, 4.3%, 11.7%, 25.5%, 11.4% had their hb, mcv, serum iron, tranferrin saturation, ferritin respectively below the who standa...

AIM This study aimed to detect the most common HFE gene mutations (C282Y, H63D, and S56C) in Egyptian beta thalassemia major patients and its relation to their iron status. SUBJECTS AND METHODS The study included 50 beta thalassemia major patients and 30 age and sex matched healthy persons as a control group. Serum ferritin, serum iron and TIBC level were measured. Detection of the three HFE ...

The aim of this study was to analyze the relationship between serum pro-hepcidin concentration and the anemia profiles of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and to estimate the pro-hepcidin could reflect the disease activity of RA. RA disease activities were measured using Disease Activity Score 28 (DAS28), tender/swollen joint counts, erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), and C-reactive protein (CRP). ...

Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the frequency and type anaemia in adult patients with inflammatory bowel disease Eastern Croatia. Furthermore, examine whether there is correlation between incidence value C-reactive protein patients’ blood, which could be considered an indirect indicator inflammation. Participants methods: organized as a cross-sectional study, i. e. cross-sect...

INTRODUCTION Our objective was to determine the interrelationships of interleukin (IL)-6 receptor inhibition with haemoglobin, acute-phase reactants and iron metabolism markers (including hepcidin) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS Data of patients receiving tocilizumab or placebo in the MEASURE study were analysed. We investigated associations at baseline and during tociliz...

AIMS To investigate the clinical value and practice of reflective testing, a new term to describe the practice of adding on tests when reporting or clinically authorising results. METHODS A consultant medical biochemist collected over a calendar year (2001) copies of clinical biochemistry reports on samples to which he had added on either iron studies (iron, total iron binding capacity (TIBC)...

Until about 20 years ago, the diagnosis of iron deficiency was justifiably considered a simple matter. The focus of attention was then on hospitalized patients with a severe or moderate degree of anemia. When iron deficiency was suspected, the diagnosis could be substantiated by a decrease in serum iron, an elevation in the total iron-binding capacity (TIBC), and the typical changes of microcyt...

Thirteen nutritional parameters viz body mass index (BMI), mid arm circumference (MAC), mid calf circumference (MCC), triceps skin fold thickness (TST), abdominal skin fold thickness (ASFT), abdominal girth at umbilicus (AG U), haemoglobin (Hb), total leucocytes count (WBC), absolute lymphocyte count (ALC), serum proteins (Prot.), serum albumin (AIb), serum total iron binding capacity (TIBC) an...