Relationships between the copper and iron systems in hemodialysis patients and variables affecting these systems

The copper-binding protein ceruloplasmin oxidizes ferrous iron to ferric iron, an action that is critical for the binding of iron to transferrin in plasma. Ceruloplasmin, in common with ferritin and transferrin, is an acute-phase protein that is altered by inflammation. We sought to identify interre...

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