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What could cause serum ferritin to be 554? rng 25-200

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Dr. Patty Crocker answered

Specializes in Anti-Aging Medicine

Lots of things: Infection, inflammation of the liver, insulin resistance, high levels of iron stores in the body, alcoholism, cancer, hyperthyroidism, Gaucher disease, heart attack, kidney cancer, end stage kidney failure, non-iron deficiency anemia, acute & chronic liver disease.

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Answered 2/20/2015

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