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Increased Body Mass Index may lead to Hyperferritinemia Irrespective of Body Iron Stores

OBJECTIVE: Obesity causes subclinical inflammation which results in the secretion of various bioactive peptides that are key players in metabolic regulation of iron homeostasis. We sought to establish correlation of one such peptide (ferritin) with marker of subclinical inflammation (CRP) in various...

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Autores principales: Alam, Faiza, Memon, Abdul Shakoor, Fatima, Syeda Sadia
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Professional Medical Publications 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4744313/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26870128
http://dx.doi.org/10.12669/pjms.316.7724