Abstract | BACKGROUND: AIM: To assess the opposing effects of enhanced erythropoiesis due to anemia and iron overloading on hepcidin in β-TM patients. SETTING AND DESIGN: This prospective observational study was done at our tertiary care hospital. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Eighty-three pediatric polytransfused (> 20 transfusions) patients of β-TM were compared with 70 children who served as controls. Serum assays for ferritin, transferrin receptors (sTfR) and hepcidin were performed. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS: Independent Student t test was used to compare variables between both the groups. A Pearson correlation coefficient was used to find any correlation between ferritin, sTfR and hepcidin. RESULTS: The mean value of hepcidin in β-TM children was 13.88±10.68 ng/ml (range, 0.9-60 ng/ml) and showed significant negative correlation with sTfR (r = -0.296, P < 0.0066). However, there was no correlation of hepcidin with ferritin. Ferritin and sTfR were significantly elevated in β-TM children compared to controls (P < 0.001). The mean serum hepcidin/ ferritin index in the study group (0.00552) was significantly lower (P value < 0.001) than the controls (0.378) thus indicating inappropriate levels of hepcidin to iron overload. CONCLUSION:
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Authors | Richa Chauhan, Sunita Sharma, Jagdish Chandra |
Journal | Indian journal of pathology & microbiology
(Indian J Pathol Microbiol)
2014 Jan-Mar
Vol. 57
Issue 1
Pg. 39-42
ISSN: 0974-5130 [Electronic] India |
PMID | 24739829
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
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Topics |
- Adolescent
- Blood Transfusion
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Female
- Gene Expression Regulation
- Hepcidins
(blood)
- Humans
- Iron
(metabolism)
- Male
- beta-Thalassemia
(therapy)
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