Laboratory diagnosis of iron deficiency: look out for the 'PITTs'

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Deborah Rund. Br J Haematol. 2022 Feb.

. 2022 Feb;196(3):464-465.

doi: 10.1111/bjh.17846. Epub 2021 Oct 24.

¹ Haematology Department, Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical Organization, Jerusalem, Israel.

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Keywords: diagnosis; iron deficiency; microcytosis; thalassaemia.

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Guideline for the laboratory diagnosis of iron deficiency in adults (excluding pregnancy) and children.
Fletcher A, Forbes A, Svenson N, Wayne Thomas D; A British Society for Haematology Good Practice Paper. Fletcher A, et al. Br J Haematol. 2022 Feb;196(3):523-529. doi: 10.1111/bjh.17900. Epub 2021 Oct 24. Br J Haematol. 2022. PMID: 34693519 No abstract available.

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