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The role of TMPRSS6 gene variants in different types of iron deficiency anaemia...
Gonçalves, Lúcia; Nobre Jesus, Gustavo; Afonso, Celina; Vieira, Albertina; Maia, Raquel; Correia, Leonor; Faustino, PaulaObjective: Iron-refractory iron-deficiency anaemia (IRIDA) is a rare autosomal-recessive disease characterized by severe hypochromic microcytic anemia, low serum iron and transferrin saturation, normal-high ferritin and inappropriate high levels of the hormone hepcidin. Patients are unresponsive to iron oral treatment and present a slow persistent response to intravenous iron injections. The disease is caused b...
Hemogram reference values for Lisbon metropolitan area population.
Azevedo, Ana Paula; Silva, Patrícia; Marcelo, Cristina; Gamelas, Cristina; Teixeira, Valdemar; Vieira, Albertina; Dias Francisco, FernandoThe haemogram is, probably, one of the most requested analysis for laboratorial evaluation not only for ill patients but also in periodic evaluation of healthy subjects, allowing us to foil the presence of eventual illness, since there is an enormous variety of pathologies that can induce haemogram changes. The haematological parameters of healthy subjects are influenced by numerous factors. The ideal would be ...