modern wellness · Symptom
Decreased circulating ferritin concentration
🩺 HPO Source
HPO ID
HPO Label
Decreased circulating ferritin concentration
HPO Definition
Abnormally reduced concentration of ferritin, a ubiquitous intracellular protein that stores iron, in the blood.
HPO Curator Comment
Ferritin levels measured in serum usually have a direct correlation with the total amount of iron stored in the body, but ferritin levels may also be increased with anemia of chronic disease or in the course of an acute phase reaction.
🔤 Synonyms (4)
Synonyms
Decreased plasma ferritinDecreased serum ferritinLow ferritin levelReduced serum ferritin
🔗 Cross-References (1)
UMLSC0241012
🔼 Broader Terms (1)
🏥 Conditions where Decreased circulating ferritin concentration appears
3 · bridged via HPO ↔ OMIM