Ferritin, a major iron storage protein, is essential to iron homeostasis and is involved in a wide range of physiologic and pathologic processes, and can hold up to 4 000 atoms of iron. The aim of our study was to determine the levels of Ferritin among different age groups in El-Beyda city in women of childbearing age. This study included 217 women in childbearing age (18- 45 years) who were visiting women clinic and in a period of 24 months from the first of January 2016 to December 2017in El-Beyda city. Reliable serum ferritin level was measured by using an enzyme immunoassay ELISA method. This study showed that there is a close relationship between age and level of serum ferritin, where we found that the age groups 25-31 and 32-38 is the lowest in the level of serum ferritin.
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