CellWell record HH-470165
Diagnosing anemia and iron deficiency in pregnancy beyond ferritin: A systematic narrative review of reticulocyte and functional iron biomarkers
Berrin Günaydın; Snežana Ž. Jovičić; Neda Milinković
Journal of Medical Biochemistry · 2026
In plain language
This narrative review found reticulocyte hemoglobin content and soluble transferrin receptor indices the most promising additions to ferritin for detecting iron-restricted red cell production in pregnancy, while other markers remain insufficiently validated.
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