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Aug 2026
Ferritin and Soluble Transferrin Receptor Beyond Inflammation: Independent Associations with Fasting Glucose and Metabolic Syndrome in a Central Asian Cohort
Background/Objectives: Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a major global public health concern associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Iron metabolism has been implicated, but the storage (ferritin) and functional (soluble transferrin receptor, sTfR) axes are rarely assessed...
Dana Kaldarkhan, K. Sadykova, A. Oshibayeva et al.
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