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Marlene, thanks for responding. I now know not to expect a great reduction in ferritin, my mother is currently on 10 g per/kg dose, gradually increasing and keeping a watch on kidney & liver function.
Each unit adds in about 250 mg of iron, but not sure how much it directly adds to ferritin. I read sometime back that its 100 ferritin points per unit, but have not found that article again.
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Mother age 79, dx MDS RCMD low risk del 20q April 2013, no response to EPO, Danazol. pRBC tx dependent - 2 units every 3-4 weeks, exjade Dec 2013 - Mar2014, restarted Dec 2014
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