Review Article
Iron Overload in Sickle Cell Disease
Table 2
Indications for chelation therapy in SCD.
| Test | Adult patients | Pediatric patients |
| Transfusional iron load | 20 to 30 units | 100 mg/kg | Serum ferritin | 3000 ng/mL, 1500–3000 ng/mL: equivocal | 3000 ng/mL, 1500–3000 ng/mL: equivocal | HIC | 7–9 mg/g dry weight | 7–9 mg/g dry weight |
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