PMID-sentid Pub_year Sent_text comp_official_name comp_offsetprotein_name organism prot_offset 31662016-3 2021 Reticulocyte hemoglobin content (RET-He), a measure of iron deficiency, has not been well evaluated prior to discharge in premature infants.Objectives: Our objectives were to evaluate RET-He and its correlation with serum ferritin (SF), an index of iron stores, at 35-36 weeks postmenstrual age (PMA) in <=32 weeks gestational age (GA) infants.Methods: We performed a prospective nested study involving 24-32 weeks GA infants who were receiving 2 mg/kg/day oral elemental iron with full enteral feedings at 35-36 weeks PMA. Iron 55-59 ret proto-oncogene Homo sapiens 33-36 31662016-9 2021 RET-He increases with an increase in iron stores, suggesting that additional iron supplementation prior to discharge to very premature infants with borderline low RET-He may help prevent iron deficiency during early infancy. Iron 37-41 ret proto-oncogene Homo sapiens 0-3 31662016-9 2021 RET-He increases with an increase in iron stores, suggesting that additional iron supplementation prior to discharge to very premature infants with borderline low RET-He may help prevent iron deficiency during early infancy. Iron 77-81 ret proto-oncogene Homo sapiens 0-3 31662016-9 2021 RET-He increases with an increase in iron stores, suggesting that additional iron supplementation prior to discharge to very premature infants with borderline low RET-He may help prevent iron deficiency during early infancy. Iron 77-81 ret proto-oncogene Homo sapiens 163-166