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Anemia

Aug 9, 2008

UCLA and Biotech Company Develop First Blood Test to Measure Key Hormone that Regulates Iron

UCLA and Intrinsic LifeSciences, a San Diego biotech company, developed the first method to measure the hormone, hepcidin, which regulates the absorption of dietary iron and its distribution in the body.

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