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CellWell record HH-125267

Physiologically based serum hepcidin and ferritin thresholds identify similar onsets of iron-deficient erythropoiesis in adult blood donors

Addo OY; Brittenham GM; Mei Z; Jefferds MED; Flores-Ayala RC; Fliginger D; Lipschitz J; Qiu A; Spitalnik SL; Hod EA

British journal of haematology ยท 2026

In plain language

In 907 healthy blood donors, serum hepcidin and ferritin were closely correlated and identified similar thresholds for iron-deficient erythropoiesis, with lower thresholds in women under 50 than in men.

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