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We present the results of an observational study involving 17 patients with hyperferritinemia unrelated to hereditary hemochromatosis (HH). All participants received treatment with 200\u00a0mg of bovine lactoferrin (bLf) once ( n\u00a0=\u00a014) or twice ( n\u00a0=\u00a03) a day before meals. The patients, treated with 200\u00a0mg\/day of bLf, exhibited a significant increase in red blood cells (+10%, p\u00a0&lt;\u00a00.001), hemoglobin (+4%, p\u00a0&lt;\u00a00.001), and hematocrit (+15%, p\u00a0=\u00a00.004), accompanied by a significant reduction in serum Ftn levels (\u221252%, p\u00a0&lt;\u00a00.001), C-reactive protein (CRP) (\u221285.0%, p\u00a0&lt;\u00a00.001), and D-dimers (\u221219%, p\u00a0&lt;\u00a00.001). Among the three patients treated with 400\u00a0mg\/day of bLf, two had effects similar to those of patients bLf-treated with 200\u00a0mg\/day and one experienced a strong reduction of Ftn, CRP, and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (from \u221297% to \u221275%). 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