Preliminary investigation of serum ferritin level and its reference interval in apparent healthy children population in Provincial Children’s Hospital

Affiliations

Zhang Xiucai: The Children’s Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, National Children’s Regional Medical Center, Hangzhou, P.R. China
Huang Shumin: The Children’s Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, National Children’s Regional Medical Center, Hangzhou, P.R. China
Xu Hui: Zhejiang University School of Medicine Children’s Hospital, Hangzhou, P.R. China

Abstract

Serum ferritin (SF) is a biomarker of physiological iron stores. Reference intervals for ferritin about children are the subject of some controversy.