Hepcidin and GDF-15 are potential biomarkers of iron deficiency anaemia in chronic kidney disease patients in South Africa

Aisha M. Nalado, Gbenga Olorunfemi, Thérèse Dix‐Peek, Caroline Dickens, Lungile Khambule, Tracy Snyman, Graham Paget, Johnny Mahlangu, Raquel Duarte, Jaya A. George,

BMC Nephrology · 2020 · 17 citations · 42 references

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Abstract

Serum GDF-15 is a potential biomarker of absolute IDA, while hepcidin levels can predict functional IDA among CKD patients.

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