New research reveals copper deficiency may masquerade as iron deficiency anemia, with copper-dependent enzymes controlling iron transport at three critical checkpoints. Clinical cases show patients misdiagnosed with bone marrow cancer when copper deficiency was the actual cause.
Prof. Giorgi Pkhakadze, MD, MPH, PhD, is Editor-in-Chief of the Georgian Medical Journal and Chair of the Public Health Institute of Georgia (PHIG). He is Professor and Head of the Department of Social and Behavioural Sciences at David Tvildiani Medical University, and Secretary/Treasurer of the UEMS Section of Public Health. ORCID: 0000-0001-7609-4515.
