Hepcidin measurement in the differential diagnosis of iron deficiency anemia and anemia of chronic disease / 国际检验医学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To explore the value of hepcidin measurement in differential diagnosis of iron deficiency anemia(IDA) and anemia of chronic diseases(ACD) .Methods Serum hepcidin was measured by using ELISA .Serum iron(SI) and total iron binding capacity(TIBC) were determined by using Ferro zine colorimetric method .Results Hepcidin expression increased in ACD group (P<0 .05) ,but decreased in IDA group(P<0 .05) .The area under the curve of ROC for hepcidin ,SI and TIBC were 0 .97 ,0 .66 and 0 .85 respectively .Conclusion Hepcidin is a simple and safe indicator in differential diagnosis of IDA and ACD ,and its diagnos-tic accuracy is better than SI and TIBC .