sprint123
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Serum ferritin is an inflammatory marker. It could be elevated in many conditions (like C-Reactive protein).Even in Iron deficiency anemia, serum ferritin could be increased if other inflammatory comorbid conditions are present.
Transferrin saturation is THE diagnostic/screening test for hemochromatosis. I think , more than 60% is suggestive.
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| tamerbashir
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| chemamr
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I think transf saturation >45% is suggestive of hemochromatosis.
ferritin can also be markedly elevated and suggestive but is not very specific (inflamm marker).
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| Doc750
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is there a such thing as a screening test for hemochromatosis?
% saturation is the diagnostic test.
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