CellWell record HH-102195
Unusual Micronutrient Deficiencies as Causes of Anemia
Ananya Datta Mitra; Ralph Green
2026
In plain language
This review explains that copper deficiency, for example after malnutrition or bariatric surgery, can cause iron-refractory anemia because copper-dependent hephaestin is needed to convert iron to its transportable ferric form for binding to transferrin.
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