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Review
. 2013 Apr;13(2):193-6.
doi: 10.7861/clinmedicine.13-2-193.

Anaemia of chronic disease

Jonathan Cullis  1
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Review

Anaemia of chronic disease

Jonathan Cullis. Clin Med (Lond). 2013 Apr.
No abstract available

Keywords: anaemia of chronic disease; erythropoietin; hepcidin; inflammation; iron.

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Fig 1.
Fig 1.
Mechanisms of anaemia in anaemia of chronic disease. EPO = erythropoietin; IFN = interferon; IL = interleukin; TNF = tumour necrosis factor.
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