| 31. | When iron concentration is low, IRPs bind the ferritin mRNA IRE leading to translation repression.
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| 32. | Ferritin that is not combined with iron is called "'apoferritin " '.
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| 33. | For this reason, low ferritin levels carry more information than those in the normal range.
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| 34. | The serum C reactive protein, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, and ferritin level are markedly elevated.
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| 35. | Once inside, the cell transfers the iron to ferritin, the internal iron storage molecule.
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| 36. | A major function of ferritin is the storage of iron in a soluble and nontoxic state.
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| 37. | As ferritin is an acute-phase reactant, it may be elevated in inflammatory states.
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| 38. | Wild type ferritin functions as a buffer for iron, sequestering it and controlling its release.
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| 39. | Two key players involved in iron transport and storage in the body are ferritin and transferrin.
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| 40. | Serum ferritin in excess of 1000 nanograms per millilitre of blood is almost always attributable to haemochromatosis.
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