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Discussion Forums => Thalassemia Major => Topic started by: surendra on April 09, 2011, 11:34:16 AM

Title: ferritin level
Post by: surendra on April 09, 2011, 11:34:16 AM

my baby is 1 year old and her ferritin level is 550ng/ml so what should i do?
chelation can be started at this age?
is there any serious worry?

Title: Re: ferritin level
Post by: Andy Battaglia on April 09, 2011, 03:48:31 PM

Generally, chelation is not started until after a ferritin level of 1000 is reached.