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Is ferritin and iron saturation the same thing?
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No: Ordinarily these are both measures of one's iron stores, each with its own limitations. Serum ferritin is prone to be too high when you're sick with something else. Transferrin saturation can be elevated after you take a vitamin-with-iron pill.
Answered 1/1/2016
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