Hi All,

It is well known that Serum Iron and TIBC has significant diurnal variation. I was wondering if sampling should be strictly done at a particular time of the day. Is there any standard guideline or recommendation on this issue?

Regards,

Sutirtha

Dr Sutirtha Chakraborty

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