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'''Transferrin''' is a beta-globulin that carries [[iron]] through blood. It is synthesized in the [[liver]]. | '''Transferrin''' is a beta-globulin that carries [[iron]] through blood. It is synthesized in the [[liver]]. | ||
==Use in diagnosis== | ==Use in diagnosis== | ||
The transferrin level, usually measured as '''transferrin iron binding capacity (TIBC)''' is one of the tests used in the differential diagnosis of [[anemia]], include serum [[iron]] (SI) level, and serum [[ferritin]] level. While serum iron varies greatly, among individuals,also in response to iron intake, the other two parameters mentioned change in an [[acute phase reaction]] (ferritin rises and transferrin fslls) and thus cannot reliably detect iron deficiency in the presence of inflammation. They also do not measure if the iron is actually available for [[hematopoiesis]]. <ref>{{cite journal | author = Thomas C, Thomas L | title = Biochemical Markers and Hematologic Indices in the Diagnosis of Functional Iron Deficiency | journal = Clin Chem | volume = 48 | issue = 7 | pages = 1066-76 | year = 2002 | id = PMID 12089176}}</ref> | The transferrin level, usually measured as '''transferrin iron binding capacity (TIBC)''' is one of the tests used in the differential diagnosis of [[anemia]], include serum [[iron]] (SI) level, and serum [[ferritin]] level. While serum iron varies greatly, among individuals,also in response to iron intake, the other two parameters mentioned change in an [[acute phase reaction]] (ferritin rises and transferrin fslls) and thus cannot reliably detect iron deficiency in the presence of inflammation. They also do not measure if the iron is actually available for [[hematopoiesis]]. <ref>{{cite journal | author = Thomas C, Thomas L | title = Biochemical Markers and Hematologic Indices in the Diagnosis of Functional Iron Deficiency | journal = Clin Chem | volume = 48 | issue = 7 | pages = 1066-76 | year = 2002 | id = PMID 12089176}}</ref> | ||
==Transferrin saturation== | ==Transferrin saturation== | ||
One way to correct for the | One way to correct for the effect of inflammation is to calculate the percentage of transferrin saturation (TfS or TSAT):<ref>{{citation | ||
| title = Harrison's | | title = Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine | ||
| chapter = 106: Iron Deficiency and Other Hypoproliferative Anemias | | chapter = Chapter 106: Iron Deficiency and Other Hypoproliferative Anemias | ||
| editor = Fauci A ''et al.'' | | editor = Fauci A ''et al.'' | ||
| edition = 14th | year = 1998 | publisher = McGraw-Hill | | edition = 14th | year = 1998 | publisher = McGraw-Hill | ||
}}, p. 641</ref> | }}, p. 641</ref> | ||
<center>TSAT = SI/TIBC</center> | |||
*TSAT < 20$: iron deficiency | *TSAT < 20$: iron deficiency | ||
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Transferrin is a beta-globulin that carries iron through blood. It is synthesized in the liver.
Use in diagnosis
The transferrin level, usually measured as transferrin iron binding capacity (TIBC) is one of the tests used in the differential diagnosis of anemia, include serum iron (SI) level, and serum ferritin level. While serum iron varies greatly, among individuals,also in response to iron intake, the other two parameters mentioned change in an acute phase reaction (ferritin rises and transferrin fslls) and thus cannot reliably detect iron deficiency in the presence of inflammation. They also do not measure if the iron is actually available for hematopoiesis. [1]
Transferrin saturation
One way to correct for the effect of inflammation is to calculate the percentage of transferrin saturation (TfS or TSAT):[2]
- TSAT < 20$: iron deficiency
- TSAT > 30 & TSAT < 50: normal
- TSAT > 50: iron overload
Alternative tests
Newer tests that circumvent this problem include soluble transferrin receptor (sTfr), the hemoglobin content of reticulocytes or the percentage of hypochromic cells.
| Test | Cutoff value | Likelihood ratio |
|---|---|---|
| Transferrin saturation | ≥ 50% | 0.15 |
| Transferrin saturation | ≤ 5% | 10.46 |
| A likelihood ratio > 10 helps establish a diagnosis while a ratio < 0.1 helps exclude a diagnosis.[4] | ||
References
- ↑ Thomas C, Thomas L (2002). "Biochemical Markers and Hematologic Indices in the Diagnosis of Functional Iron Deficiency". Clin Chem 48 (7): 1066-76. PMID 12089176.
- ↑ Fauci A et al., ed. (1998), Chapter 106: Iron Deficiency and Other Hypoproliferative Anemias, Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine (14th ed.), McGraw-Hill, p. 641
- ↑ Guyatt GH, Oxman AD, Ali M, Willan A, McIlroy W, Patterson C (1992). "Laboratory diagnosis of iron-deficiency anemia: an overview". J Gen Intern Med 7 (2): 145–53. PMID 1487761. [e]
- ↑ McGee S (August 2002). "Simplifying likelihood ratios". J Gen Intern Med 17 (8): 646–9. PMID 12213147. [e]