Inflammatory functional iron deficiency common in myelofibrosis, contributes to anaemia and impairs quality of life. From the Nordic MPN study Group.

Gunnar BirgegardJan SamuelssonErik AhlstrandElisabeth EjerbladChristian EnevoldWaleed GhanimaHans HasselbalchClaus H NielsenHåvar KnutsenOle B PedersenAnders SørensenBjörn Andréasson

Published in: European journal of haematology (2019)

The inflammatory state of MF disturbs iron turnover, FID is common and contributes to anaemia development and impairment of QoL. Anaemic MF patients should be screened for FID.

Keyphrases

iron deficiency
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
oxidative stress
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors