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The aim of this study was to determine whether serum ferritin levels correlated with liver iron content in sickle cell patients on chronic transfusion.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Procedure:<\/jats:title><jats:p>Forty\u2010four liver biopsy specimens from 38 patients with homozygous sickle cell anemia (HbSS) and one patient with sickle thalassemia receiving chronic transfusions were studied. Five patients underwent a second liver biopsy for follow up. Three ferritin measurements were used to calculate a mean for each patient. The association between serum ferritin levels and liver iron quantitation was measured using the Spearman rank correlation, and sensitivity and specificity were determined for selected threshold values of serum ferritin.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title><jats:p>Serum ferritin levels ranged from 515 to 6076 ng\/ml, liver iron concentration ranged from 1.8 to 67.97 mg\/g dry weight. The amount of iron per gram liver dry weight was moderately correlated with serum ferritin values (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.46). The correlation of duration of transfusion with serum ferritin (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.40) and with liver iron content (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.41) also indicated moderate correlation. Liver biopsy results led to changes in the management after 29\/44 (66%) of the biopsies. Serum ferritin \u22652500 ng\/ml predicted high liver iron content (\u22657 mg\/g), with a sensitivity of 62.5% and a specificity of 77.8%.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title><jats:p>We found a poor correlation between serum ferritin levels and liver iron content (LIC). Despite being on chelation therapy, many patients on chronic transfusion had high levels of liver iron. Measurement of LIC is highly recommended in these patients. 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