What Causes Low Iron Saturation with Normal Ferritin? Explained

A lab technician holds a blood sample for analysis to investigate causes of low iron saturation with normal ferritin

At first glance, low iron saturation with normal ferritin seems contradictory. Ferritin is the body’s main iron storage protein, and low iron saturation typically reflects insufficient circulating iron—so how can one be normal while the other is low? The answer lies in understanding that iron metabolism is a complex, multi-layered system, and ferritin alone does … Read more