Ferritin is a protein that stores iron for your body. Iron is a mineral needed to make hemoglobin—a protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen-rich blood from your lungs to the rest of your ...

SF >1000 µg/l is associated with a substantial risk of cirrhosis and therefore a liver biopsy is recommended for staging. C282Y homozygous patients with normal or mildly elevated ferritin can ...