Journal of Blood Disorders & Transfusion

Norhaza A Rahim

Publications

• Research Article
  Correlation of Serum Erythropoietin and Ferritin Levels with the Frequency of Blood Donation
  Author(s): Fouz AA Abdul Aziz, Uday YH Abdullah and Norhaza A RahimFouz AA Abdul Aziz, Uday YH Abdullah and Norhaza A Rahim
  
  Aim: The objective is to assess the correlation of serum ferritin and erythropoietin levels with the frequency of donation among blood donors in Pulau Penang, Malaysia. Methods: One hundred and forty-seven (108 male and 39 female) voluntary whole blood donors whom donating blood at the Blood bank, Hospital Pulau Pinang were included. For each donor, haemoglobin, serum ferritin and erythropoietin (EPO) assay were done. Laboratory works had been done at the Advanced Diagnostic Laboratories (ADL), Advanced Medical and Dental Institute (AMDI), Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM). Results: A significantly increased (p=0.014) serum ferritin was found in the first time donor (105.3 ng/ml) compared to regular donors (69.3 ng/ml) who had donate blood more than once in the preceding year of both gender. The larger amount of donated blood in regular male donor results in a more risk of latent iron d.. View More»
  

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