Proxy Markers of Serum Retinol Concentration, Used Alone and in Combination, to Assess Population Vitamin A Status in Kenyan Children
Elise F. Talsma, Hans Verhoef, Inge D. Brouwer, Anne Mburu-deWagt, Paul J. M. Hulshof & Alida Melse-Boonstra · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2015
Objectives: To assess the diagnostic performance of serum concentrations of retinol-binding protein (RBP), transthyretin, retinol concentration measured by fluorometry and RBP:transthyretin molar ratio, either alone or in combination, to estimate the prevalence of vitamin A defic...
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10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20993