Test ID: STFR
Soluble Transferrin Receptor (sTfR), Serum
Secondary ID 
A test code used for billing and in test definitions created prior to November 2011
84283
NY State Approved Indicates the status of NY State approval and if the test is orderable for NY State clients.
Yes
Useful For Suggests clinical disorders or settings where the test may be helpful
Evaluation of suspected iron deficiency in patients who may have inflammation, infection, or chronic disease and other conditions in which ferritin concentration does not correlate with iron status, including:
-Cystic fibrosis patients who frequently have inflammation or infections(1-2)
-Evaluating insulin-dependent diabetics who may have iron-deficiency resulting from gastric autoimmunity and atrophic gastritis(3)
Method Name A short description of the method used to perform the test
Immunoturbidimetric Assay
Reporting Name A shorter/abbreviated version of the Published Name for a test; an abbreviated test name
Soluble Transferrin Receptor (sTfR)
Aliases Lists additional common names for a test, as an aid in searching
sTfR (soluble transferrin receptor)
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