Thread: who has RARS and high ferritine without transfusion?
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Old Sat May 5, 2012, 03:47 PM
Birgitta-A Birgitta-A is offline
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Ferritin
Hi gramous,
It is common that MDS patients have high ferritin values without txs eventually due to hemolysis (the red blood cells burst much too early). A ferritin value of 1000 is not considered dangerous for the liver, heart and other organs.
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Birgitta-A
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