Original Article
Serum Prohepcidin Levels in Helicobacter Pylori Infected Patients with Iron Deficiency Anemia
Sun-Young Lee, Eun Young Song, Yeo Min Yun, So Young Yoon, Yo Han Cho, Sung-Yong Kim, Mark Hong Lee
Korean J Intern Med. 2010;25(2):195-200. Published online June 1, 2010
Background/AimsHelicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection appears to subvert the human iron regulatory mechanism and thus upregulates hepcidin, resulting in unexplained iron-deficiency anemia (IDA). We evaluated serum prohepcidin levels before ..
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