Hepcidin and GDF-15 are potential biomarkers of iron deficiency anaemia in chronic kidney disease patients in South Africa.

Aishatu Muhammad NaladoGbenga OlorunfemiTherese Dix-PeekCaroline DickensLungile KhambuleTracy SnymanGraham PagetJohnny MahlanguRaquel DuarteJaya GeorgeSaraladevi Naicker

Published in: BMC nephrology (2020)

Serum GDF-15 is a potential biomarker of absolute IDA, while hepcidin levels can predict functional IDA among CKD patients.

Keyphrases

iron deficiency
end stage renal disease
south africa
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
hepatitis c virus