Assessment of ferritin and hepcidin levels in splenectomised and non-splenectomised β-thalassemia major patients and exploring a potential correlation with von Willebrand factor and ADAMTS-13.

Ann Hematol · 2025 · PMC12053081 · PMID 40232405

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Ferritin levels were higher in patients (3528 ng/ml [162-13680]) compared to normal controls (24.5 ng/ml [4-582)]) ( p < 0.001), as were hepcidin levels which were higher in patients (14044 pg/ml [604-47152]) compared to normal controls (12148.2 pg/ml [377.5-50083.1]), but the difference was barely significant ( p = 0.05).

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