Hematology · Internal Medicine

Transferrin Saturation (Iron ÷ Transferrin) calculator

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Clinical inputs

Serum iron (μg/dL)

Serum transferrin (mg/dL)

Result

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Formula inputs

Serum iron (μg/dL)Accepted range: 1 to 500
Serum transferrin (mg/dL)Accepted range: 50 to 500

Primary source

Ganz T, Nemeth E. Iron balance and the role of hepcidin in chronic diseases. Blood Rev. DOI: 10.1016/j.blre.2011.08.001. PMID: 21906947. Scope: transferrin saturation (%) = serum iron (μg/dL) / (transferrin [mg/dL] × 1.43) × 100 using the conventional laboratory conversion factor. (2011)

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