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Association between Active H. pylori Infection and Iron Deficiency Assessed by Serum Hepcidin Levels in School-Age Children

Hepcidin regulates iron metabolism. Its synthesis increases in infection and decreases in iron deficiency. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between H. pylori infection and iron deficiency by levels of hepcidin in children. A total of 350 school-age children participated in this...

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Autores principales: Mendoza, Eugenia, Duque, Ximena, Hernández Franco, Jordán I., Reyes Maldonado, Elba, Morán, Segundo, Martínez, Gloria, Salinas Rodríguez, Aarón, Martínez, Homero
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6769883/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31500264
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu11092141