TY - JOUR T1 - An immunoradiometric assay for ferritin in the serum of normal subjects and patients with iron deficiency and iron overload JF - Journal of Clinical Pathology JO - J Clin Pathol SP - 326 LP - 329 DO - 10.1136/jcp.25.4.326 VL - 25 IS - 4 AU - G. M. Addison AU - M. R. Beamish AU - C. N. Hales AU - M. Hodgkins AU - A. Jacobs AU - P. Llewellin Y1 - 1972/04/01 UR - http://jcp.bmj.com/content/25/4/326.abstract N2 - An immunoradiometric assay for human ferritin has been developed. Concentrations of ferritin in the serum of male and female controls and patients with iron deficiency and iron overload were measured. Male controls were found to have a significantly higher mean concentration of serum ferritin than females. Patients with iron deficiency had significantly lower levels than normals of either sex and patients with iron overload had greatly elevated serum ferritin concentrations. It is thought that the serum ferritin concentration may reflect the iron stores of the body. ER -