Evaluation of the First Commercial Hepcidin ELISA for the Differential Diagnosis of Anemia of Chronic Disease and Iron Deficiency Anemia in Hospitalized Geriatric Patients
Joint Authors
Geerts, Inge
Vermeersch, Pieter
Joosten, Etienne
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-02-29
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Introduction.
Anemia is a frequent problem in hospitalized geriatric patients, and the anemia of chronic disease (ACD) and iron deficiency anemia (IDA) are the 2 most prevalent causes.
The aim of the study was to assess the possible role of serum hepcidin in the differential diagnosis between ACD and IDA.
Methods.
We investigated serum hepcidin, iron status, anemia, and C-reactive protein in 39 consecutive geriatric patients with ACD and IDA.
Serum hepcidin levels were determined using a commercial ELISA kit (DRG Instruments, Marburg, Germany).
We also measured hepcidin in 26 healthy controls.
Results.
The serum hepcidin levels were not significantly higher in the 28 patients with ACD as compared to the 11 patients with IDA.
Conclusions.
The serum hepcidin levels measured using the commercial ELISA kit (DRG) do not appear to increase in older patients with ACD.
It should be noted that an assay-specific problem could explain our results.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Geerts, Inge& Vermeersch, Pieter& Joosten, Etienne. 2012. Evaluation of the First Commercial Hepcidin ELISA for the Differential Diagnosis of Anemia of Chronic Disease and Iron Deficiency Anemia in Hospitalized Geriatric Patients. ISRN Hematology،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Geerts, Inge…[et al.]. Evaluation of the First Commercial Hepcidin ELISA for the Differential Diagnosis of Anemia of Chronic Disease and Iron Deficiency Anemia in Hospitalized Geriatric Patients. ISRN Hematology No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-3.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Geerts, Inge& Vermeersch, Pieter& Joosten, Etienne. Evaluation of the First Commercial Hepcidin ELISA for the Differential Diagnosis of Anemia of Chronic Disease and Iron Deficiency Anemia in Hospitalized Geriatric Patients. ISRN Hematology. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-481323
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-481323