Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To determine the effects of maternal diabetes on fetal iron status using serum transferrin receptors (STfR) and their ratio to ferritin (TfR-F index) in cord blood. METHODS: Iron, ferritin, erythropoietin, STfR and haemoglobin concentration were measured and TfR-F index calculated in 97 maternal/cord blood pairs. Forty-nine women had type 1 diabetes (diagnosed before pregnancy) and these were compared with forty-eight non- diabetic controls. The women with type 1 diabetes were recruited consecutively from attendance at the joint antenatal endocrine clinic while the control group of women was recruited from consecutive attendance at the remaining antenatal clinics. RESULTS: The infants of the diabetic women had significantly lower levels of ferritin (47 vs 169 mug/l; p
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 399-401 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. |
| Volume | 92(5) |
| Issue number | 5 |
| Publication status | Published - Sept 2007 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
