With respect to all, the easiest, least expensive, and most relevant monitor of
iron therapy (in treatment of iron deficiency) is to watch the biological response
- hemoglobin and reticulocytes. Nothing more is really needed. Soluble
transferrin receptor is helpful in differentiating iron deficiency from the
lookalike of anemia of chronic disease. Transferrins, TIBC's, Ferritins, etc
really have at best a minor role here.
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> Soluble transferrin receptor assay is a relatively new assay, used to detect
> iron deficiency anaemia. Would it not be the perfect assay for monitoring iron
> therapy ?
>
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