Iron saturation of ferritin in the course of phlebotomy treatment in patients with haemochromatosis

Authors
ten Kate, J Marell, K Huizinga, R Kreeftenberg, H van Deursen, C
Citation
J. Ten Kate et al., Iron saturation of ferritin in the course of phlebotomy treatment in patients with haemochromatosis, CLIN CH L M, 37(8), 1999, pp. 827-830
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Medical Research Diagnosis & Treatment
Journal title
CLINICAL CHEMISTRY AND LABORATORY MEDICINE
ISSN journal
14346621 → ACNP
Volume
37
Issue
8
Year of publication
1999
Pages
827 - 830
Database
ISI
SICI code
1434-6621(199908)37:8<827:ISOFIT>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
This paper describes the iron saturation of ferritin in haemochromatosis pa tients during phlebotomy therapy. The iron saturation of ferritin does not change during therapy and cannot be used as a parameter to follow therapy. Furthermore, the iron saturation seems to be a constant characteristic of a given person. It does not vary with the body iron stores in patients with haemochromatosis.