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The Cypress Diagnostics kit Iron is an in vitro diagnostic medical device intended to be used for the quantitative measurement of iron in human serum or heparinized plasma. The device is not automated. The measurement of iron is intended to be used to aid to identify iron-deficiency (anemia), hemochromatosis or liver disorders, in patient risk population. This kit is intended to be used by healthcare professionals in a laboratory-based testing environment.

2 - 8 °C

The Iron content of the human body may be divided into three classes: iron in storage, iron in use and iron in transport. Increases in serum iron levels may indicate increased erythrocyte destruction, decreased erythrocyte formation, increased absorption or defects in storage capacities. Decreases in serum iron levels may indicate Iron deficiency or inability to retrieve storage iron. Iron binding capacity is usually increased in iron deficiency anemia and decreased in hemochromatosis, malignancies, rheumatic fever, Hodgkin's diseases and collagen vascular disease.