A shortage of iron in our body will lead to iron deficiency anaemia. Iron deficiency can be divided into two major stages: iron depletion and iron deficiency erythropoiesis (the red blood cell production process). However, iron deficiency erythropoiesis is a condition where there is a lack of both iron supply and iron reserves (nutritional factors), or the presence of faulty iron transport proteins (genetic factors). Iron deficiency erythropoiesis can progress into iron deficiency anaemia if left untreated. The clinical symptoms of iron deficiency anaemia and other haemoglobin-related diseases are very similar, thus misdiagnosis is common.

Source: The Star September 02, 2020 23:26 UTC