Classification of anemia for gastroenterologists

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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 7, 2009; 15(37): 4627-4637
Published online Oct 7, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.4627

Table 4 Serum levels that differentiate ACD, IDA and mixed anemia

	ACD	IDA	Mixed anemia
Iron	↓	↓	↓
Transferrin	↓ or N	↑	↓
Transferrin saturation	↓	↓	↓
Ferritin	N or ↑	↓	↓ or N
Serum transferrin receptor	N	↑	N or ↑
Ratio: soluble receptor of transferrin/log ferritin	< 1	> 2	> 2
Cytokine levels	↑	N	↑

N: Normal; ↑: Increase; ↓: Decrease.

Citation: Moreno Chulilla JA, Romero Colás MS, Gutiérrez Martín M. Classification of anemia for gastroenterologists. World J Gastroenterol 2009; 15(37): 4627-4637
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v15/i37/4627.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.15.4627

Moreno Chulilla JA, Romero Colás MS, Gutiérrez Martín M. Classification of anemia for gastroenterologists. World J Gastroenterol 2009; 15(37): 4627-4637 [PMID: 19787825 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.15.4627]

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