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US 2003/0073635 A1Published application
Diagnosis and treatment of disorders of iron metabolism
AssigneeRoche Diagnostics GmbH
InventorsRalf Roddiger, Paul Lehmann, Lothar Thomas
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Abstract
The invention concerns a method for detecting disorders of iron metabolism and in particular the differential diagnosis of disorders of iron metabolism by means of three independent parameters. The differential diagnosis can be used to classify disorders of iron metabolism and to recommend the required treatment and to monitor the progress and response to treatment
Claims18
A method for determining disorders of iron metabolism comprising the determination of:
- (i) a parameter which allows a determination of the total body iron stores,
- (ii) a parameter which allows a determination of at least one of the erythropoietic maturation process and its activity, and
- (iii) a parameter which allows a determination of unspecific disorders of iron metabolism.
The method of 1 wherein parameter (iii) is a haematological parameter.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.