Jagadishkumar K, Yerraguntla Naresh, Vaddambal Manjunath Gopalakrishna
Department of Pediatrics, JSS Medical College, JSS University Mysore,Mysore, Karnataka, India.
Department of Pediatrics, JSS Medical College, JSS University Mysore, Mysore, Karnataka, India.
Indian Pediatr. 2018 Oct 15;55(10):911-912. Epub 2018 Jun 13.
The mean (SD) serum hepcidin levels in 40 children with thalassemia [15.8 (2.9) ng/mL] were comparable to those seen in 40 healthy controls [15.1 (3.0) ng/mL (P=0.3)]. The hepcidin/ferritin ratio in thalassemic children was significantly lower (P<0.001) suggesting that hepcidin levels were not increased in proportion to the iron overload.
40名地中海贫血患儿的血清铁调素水平均值（标准差）为[15.8（2.9）ng/mL]，与40名健康对照者[15.1（3.0）ng/mL（P=0.3）]相当。地中海贫血患儿的铁调素/铁蛋白比值显著更低（P<0.001），提示铁调素水平并未随铁过载成比例升高。
