Ferritin is a protein that’s produced in the body’s cells, and largely concentrated in the liver and immune system cells. Ferritin stores and releases iron, which is essential for producing red blood ...

Ferritin is the parameter most often used in primary care to diagnose iron deficiency. The cutoff value of ferritin can affect the number of cases diagnosed, however. A study published in JAMA Network ...

Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) tend to have higher average ferritin levels compared to control subjects, but this does not seem to have a significant impact on their fertility or ...

Children with systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (sJIA; Still disease) and those with rheumatoid factor (RF)-positive polyarthritis exhibiting high disease activity had higher serum ferritin ...