 Transferrin
"Transferrin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An iron-binding beta1-globulin that is synthesized in the LIVER and secreted into the blood. It plays a central role in the transport of IRON throughout the circulation. A variety of transferrin isoforms exist in humans, including some that are considered markers for specific disease states.
| Descriptor ID |
D014168
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.776.124.050.800 D12.776.124.790.223.839 D12.776.157.427.750.500 D12.776.377.715.182.839 D12.776.556.579.750.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Transferrin- Transferrin
- Serotransferrin
- Siderophilin
- beta-1 Metal-Binding Globulin
- Globulin, beta-1 Metal-Binding
- Metal-Binding Globulin, beta-1
- beta 1 Metal Binding Globulin
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| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Transferrin" by people in Profiles.
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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.
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Warady BA, Seligman PA, Dahl NV. Single-dosage pharmacokinetics of sodium ferric gluconate complex in iron-deficient pediatric hemodialysis patients. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2007 Nov; 2(6):1140-6.
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Warady BA, Kausz A, Lerner G, Brewer ED, Chadha V, Brugnara C, Dahl NV, Watkins SL. Iron therapy in the pediatric hemodialysis population. Pediatr Nephrol. 2004 Jun; 19(6):655-61.
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Frankenfield DL, Neu AM, Warady BA, Fivush BA, Johnson CA, Brem AS. Anemia in pediatric hemodialysis patients: results from the 2001 ESRD Clinical Performance Measures Project. Kidney Int. 2003 Sep; 64(3):1120-4.
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