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Decreased serum ferritin
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Abnormally reduced concentration of ferritin, a ubiquitous intracellular protein that stores iron, in the blood. [ ]
Term info
Label
Decreased serum ferritin
Synonyms
- Decreased plasma ferritin
- Decreased serum ferritin
- Low ferritin level
- Reduced serum ferritin
comment
Ferritin levels measured in serum usually have a direct correlation with the total amount of iron stored in the body, but ferritin levels may also be increased with anemia of chronic disease or in the course of an acute phase reaction.
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peter
creation date
2013-09-13T09:51:46Z
has obo namespace
human_phenotype
id
HP:0012343
Term relations
Equivalent to:
- has_part some (
decreased amount and
inheres in some (
ferritin complex and
part of some blood serum) and
has modifier some abnormal)