"Iron" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A metallic element with atomic symbol Fe, atomic number 26, and atomic weight 55.85. It is an essential constituent of HEMOGLOBINS; CYTOCHROMES; and IRON-BINDING PROTEINS. It plays a role in cellular redox reactions and in the transport of OXYGEN.
| Descriptor ID |
D007501
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D01.268.556.412 D01.268.956.287 D01.552.544.412
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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Iron" by people in Profiles.
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Underdiagnosis of iron deficiency anaemia in HIV-infected individuals: a pilot study using soluble transferrin receptors and intensive bone marrow iron stores to improve the diagnosis. J Clin Pathol. 2023 Aug; 76(8):555-560.
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Vitamin D Deficiency and Its Association with Iron Deficiency in African Children. Nutrients. 2022 Mar 25; 14(7).
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Physicochemical Properties of Indoor and Outdoor Particulate Matter 2.5 in Selected Residential Areas near a Ferromanganese Smelter. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 08 24; 18(17).
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Adjusting Haemoglobin Values for Altitude Maximizes Combined Sensitivity and Specificity to Detect Iron Deficiency among Women of Reproductive Age in Johannesburg, South Africa. Nutrients. 2020 Feb 27; 12(3).
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The ferroportin Q248H mutation protects from anemia, but not malaria or bacteremia. Sci Adv. 2019 09; 5(9):eaaw0109.
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Neuroimaging in patients with sickle cell anemia: capacity building in Africa. Blood Adv. 2018 11 30; 2(Suppl 1):26-29.
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Utility of reticulocyte haemoglobin content and percentage hypochromic red cells as markers of iron deficiency anaemia among black CKD patients in South Africa. PLoS One. 2018; 13(10):e0204899.
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Are women with history of pre-eclampsia starting a new pregnancy in good nutritional status in South Africa and Zimbabwe? BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2018 Jun 15; 18(1):236.
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Hypothesis: apo-lactoferrin-Galantamine Proteo-alkaloid Conjugate for Alzheimer's disease Intervention. J Cell Mol Med. 2018 03; 22(3):1957-1963.
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Iron status determination in pregnancy using the Thomas plot. Int J Lab Hematol. 2016 Apr; 38(2):119-24.