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Ferretin is a protein in the blood that binds to iron. It is found in the liver, spleen, skeletal muscles, and bone marrow. A small amount can be found in the blood.
The amount of ferritin in the blood indicates how much iron the body can store at that time, but not how much iron the body has.
A normal value of ferritin in the blood is >20ng/mL. In old people, this number is higher.
Borderline deficient: 13-20ng/mLDeficient: 0-12ng/mLExcessive: >400ng/mL
What COULD an abnormal value mean?
Higher:Acute hepatitis, Acute myocardial infarction, anemia other than iron deficiency, chronic inflammatory disease, chronic renal disease, cirrhosis of the liver, hemochromatosis, hemosiderosis, Hodgkin's disease, hyperthyroidism, infection, malignancy, polycythemia, rheumatoid arthritis, thalassemia
Lower: GI surgery, hemodialysis, inflammatory bowel disease, iron-deficiency anemia, malnutrition, menstruation, and/or pregnancy
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Is a ferritin level of 189 high?
Have ferritin level of 587 & a fatty liver & cholesterol of 6.9
How come my ferritin level is 7 and my iron level 135 can you explain why i am so tired if my iron level is so high?
Ferritin is a protein that stores iron. Low ferritin is a precursor to anemia, so if you do nothing about the low ferritin level your iron level will eventually drop.
What is the normal range of ferritin?
is a level of 17.50 in ferritin blood test consider low in a male 66 years old
What diseases are associated with very low ferritin and very high folate?
Anaemia can be associated with low ferritin and high Folate levels.
What if your ferritin is high?
you may have hereditry hemochromatosis
What is a primary iron storage protein?
ferritin
What color tube for ferritin?
reddish brown
What does high ferritin levels mean?
If ferritin is high, there is iron in excess or else there is an acute inflammatory reaction in which ferritin is mobilized without iron excess. For example, ferritins may be high in infection without signalling body iron overload.Ferritin is also used as a marker for iron overload disorders, such as hemochromatosis or hemosiderosis. Adult-onset Still's disease, porphyria, and Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis are diseases in which the ferritin level may be abnormally raised. As ferritin is also an acute-phase reactant, it is often elevated in the course of disease. A normal C-reactive protein can be used to exclude elevated ferritin caused by acute phase reactions.According to a study of anorexia nervosa patients, ferritin can be elevated during periods of acute malnourishment
What is the difference between transferrin and ferritin?
ferritin is the major soluble iron storage protein and caan be measured in serun . transferrin carries iron in serun
What disorders cause artificially high ferritin levels?
infections, late-stage cancers, lymphomas, and severe inflammations. Alcoholics often have high ferritin levels.
Are transferrin and ferritin stored in bone marrow?
yes
What is an apoferritin?
An apoferritin is a form of ferritin which is not combined with iron.
