Ferritin is a protein that stores iron for your body. Iron is a mineral needed to make hemoglobin—a protein in red blood ...

In hepatocytes, ferroptosis faces physiological constraints due to the liver's multilayered antioxidant systems. These include ferritin-mediated iron sequestration, GPx4 activity, and high levels ...

SF >1000 µg/l is associated with a substantial risk of cirrhosis and therefore a liver biopsy is recommended for staging. C282Y homozygous patients with normal or mildly elevated ferritin can ...

Dear Dr. Roach: When I was diagnosed with hemochromatosis, my doctor explained that a ferritin level of 380 ng/mL was too ...