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Respiratory infections drive hepcidin-mediated blockade of iron absorption leading to iron deficiency anemia in African children
Iron deficiency anemia (IDA) is the most prevalent nutritional condition worldwide. We studied the contribution of hepcidin-mediated iron blockade to IDA in African children. We measured hepcidin and hemoglobin weekly, and hematological, inflammatory, and iron biomarkers at baseline, 7 weeks, and 12...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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American Association for the Advancement of Science
2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6436921/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30944864 http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aav9020 |