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  2. Transferrin saturation - Wikipedia

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    Transferrin saturation (TS), measured as a percentage, is a medical laboratory value. It is the value of serum iron divided by the total iron-binding capacity [1] of the available transferrin, the main protein that binds iron in the blood, this value tells a clinician how much serum iron is bound. For instance, a value of 15% means that 15% of ...

  3. Hereditary haemochromatosis - Wikipedia

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    [41] [42] [43] In a 2014 study, H63D homozygosity was associated with an elevated mean ferritin level, but only 6.7% had documented iron overload at follow-up. [44] As about the people with one copy of the H63D alteration (heterozygous carriers), this genotype is very unlikely to cause a clinical presentation, there is no predictable risk of ...

  4. Iron deficiency - Wikipedia

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    Iron deficiency, or sideropenia, is the state in which a body lacks enough iron to supply its needs. Iron is present in all cells in the human body and has several vital functions, such as carrying oxygen to the tissues from the lungs as a key component of the hemoglobin protein, acting as a transport medium for electrons within the cells in the form of cytochromes, and facilitating oxygen ...

  5. Fetal hemoglobin - Wikipedia

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    Fetal hemoglobin, or foetal haemoglobin (also hemoglobin F, HbF, or α 2 γ 2) is the main oxygen carrier protein in the human fetus.Hemoglobin F is found in fetal red blood cells, and is involved in transporting oxygen from the mother's bloodstream to organs and tissues in the fetus.

  6. Reference ranges for blood tests - Wikipedia

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    In this article, all values (except the ones listed below) denote blood plasma concentration, which is approximately 60–100% larger than the actual blood concentration if the amount inside red blood cells (RBCs) is negligible.

  7. Iron polymaltose - Wikipedia

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    Iron(III)-hydroxide polymaltose complex is a medication used to treat iron deficiency / iron deficiency anemia and belongs to the group of oral iron preparations.The preparation is a macromolecular complex, consisting of iron(III) hydroxide (trivalent iron, Fe 3+, Fe(OH) 3 ·H 2 O) and the carrier polymaltose and is available in solid form as a film-coated or chewable tablet and in liquid form ...

  8. Red blood cell distribution width - Wikipedia

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    RDW-SD is calculated as the width (in fL) of the RBC size distribution histogram at the 20% height level. This parameter is, therefore, not influenced by the average RBC size (mean corpuscular volume, MCV). [7] RDW-CV (expressed in %) is calculated with the following formula: RDW-CV = (1 standard deviation of RBC volume ÷ MCV) × 100%. [8]

  9. Carboxyhemoglobin - Wikipedia

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    Similarly, the elevated levels in smokers has been suggested to be a basis for the smoker's paradox. [4] Prolonged exposure to carbon monoxide and elevated carboxyhemoglobin, such as in smoking, results in erythremia. [4] Furthermore, humans can acclimate to toxic levels of carbon monoxide based on findings reported by Esther Killick. [4]