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How do you approach diagnosing a patient with Iron Refractory Iron Deficiency Anemia (IRIDA)?

Do you go straight to TMPRSS2 genetic testing or what other lab testing (e.g. hepcidin) could be helpful?
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Hematology · University of Illinois
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Iron-Refractory Iron Deficiency Anemia should be suspected when there is a lack of response to oral iron and only a partial response to intravenous iron. One should make sure there is not a chronic underlying inflammatory process to explain the lack of iron absorption or lack of the expected respons...

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