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September 25, 2025Medical Science Journal for Advance ResearchOpen Access

Association Between Serum Hepcidin Levels and Anemia in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Case-Control Study

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DMDoaa Faleh MahdiASAmeer J. Shwayel

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Case-control study reveals elevated hepcidin linked to RA-related anemia, indicating potential disease activity markers.

Key Points

  • Increased serum hepcidin levels are significantly associated with anemia in rheumatoid arthritis patients.
  • Patients with higher anti-CCP levels showed elevated hepcidin and inflammatory markers, indicating worse anemia.
  • Rheumatoid arthritis patients exhibited lower hemoglobin and iron levels compared to healthy controls, impacting anemia.
  • The study suggests that anti-CCP can be a marker for identifying RA patients at risk of hepcidin-mediated anemia.

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Mahdi et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68d5d0feddad3c16d46360abhttps://doi.org/10.46966/msjar.v6i3.313
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