NIDDK Central Repository - Association between common iron store markers and hemoglobin in children with chronic kidney disease.

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Publication Information

DOI

10.1007/s00467-012-2266-x

PubMed ID

22836305

Public Release Type

Journal

Publication Year

2012

Affiliation

Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA. matkins3@jhmi.edu

Authors

Abraham AG, Atkinson MA, Benador NM, Fadrowski JJ, Furth SL, Pan CG, Pierce CB, Turman MA, Warady BA, White CT

Studies

CKiD

Citation

Atkinson MA, Pierce CB, Fadrowski JJ, Benador NM, White CT, Turman MA, Pan CG, Abraham AG, Warady BA, Furth SL. Association between common iron store markers and hemoglobin in children with chronic kidney disease. Pediatr Nephrol 2012 Dec;27(12):2275-83. Epub 2012 Jul 27.

Abstract

Serum ferritin and transferrin saturation (TSAT) are used to assess iron status in children with chronic kidney disease (CKD), but their sensitivity in identifying those at risk of lower hemoglobin (HGB) values is unclear.