(HealthDay)—Higher levels of ferritin and transferrin correlate with increased risk of type 2 diabetes (T2D) among men and women, according to a study published online Feb. 9 in Diabetes Care. Clara ...
A new study led by researchers at the Graduate Entry Medical School (GEMS), University of Limerick (UL) has found that people with low levels and very high levels of a commonly measured laboratory ...
Soluble transferrin receptor (sTfR) levels appeared to function as an inflammation-independent marker of iron status in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and may help distinguish true ...
Objective: To study the effect of infection on iron status in children suffering from acute, mild or severe respiratory infections and to determine the nature of anemia in infection using serum ...
Routine diagnosis of fructosemia (McKusick 229600) is based on the clinical features of fructose intolerance, liver biopsy to assess aldolase B activity, and/or fructose challenge test (1). Clinical ...
Objective Observational studies show an association between ferritin and type 2 diabetes (T2D), suggesting a role of high iron stores in T2D development. However, ferritin is influenced by factors ...
Transferrin is a glycoprotein with a molecular weight of 80 kDa, synthesized in the liver. Each transferrin molecule can bind up to two iron atoms for distribution to cells. The half-life of ...
Medizinische Universitätsklinik Freiburg, Abteilung Rehabilitative und Präventive Sportmedizin, Hugstetter Str 55, 79106 Freiburg, Germany Correspondence to: Dr Schumacher, Abtlg RP Sportmedizin, ...
For decades scientists have sought a way to sneak large drugs across the blood-brain barrier. These efforts received a boost in 2011, when researchers led by Ryan Watts at Genentech, South San ...