Table 1.

Anemias classified according to hepcidin levels.

High-hepcidin anemias
Hereditary	OMIM n.	Prevalence
Iron refractory iron deficiency anemia (IRIDA)	#206200	Rare
Hepcidin-producing adenomas*	#232200	Rare
Acquired
Anemia of acute inflammation		Common**
Anemia of chronic inflammation (anemia of chronic disease)		Common
Low-hepcidin anemias
Hereditary – iron loading anemias	OMIM n.
β-thalassemia	#613985	Common***
Congenital dyserythropoietic anemia	#224100	Rare
Sideroblastic anemias	#300751	Rare
Acquired
Low risk MDS with ringed sideroblasts		Rare

OMIM, online Mendelian Inheritance In Man; MDS, myelodysplastic syndromes.

^*Described in glycogen-storage-disease 1a.

^**In hospitalized patients and in intensive care units.

^***In people of Mediterranean or southern-east Asian origin.