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Malaria and Age Variably but Critically Control Hepcidin Throughout Childhood in Kenya

Both iron deficiency (ID) and malaria are common among African children. Studies show that the iron-regulatory hormone hepcidin is induced by malaria, but few studies have investigated this relationship longitudinally. We measured hepcidin concentrations, markers of iron status, and antibodies to ma...

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Autores principales: Atkinson, Sarah H., Uyoga, Sophie M., Armitage, Andrew E., Khandwala, Shivani, Mugyenyi, Cleopatra K., Bejon, Philip, Marsh, Kevin, Beeson, James G., Prentice, Andrew M., Drakesmith, Hal, Williams, Thomas N.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4634196/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26629542
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ebiom.2015.08.016