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EXCESSIVE amounts of iron are frequently present in various organs and tissues of adult South African Bantu1. Among these people, the iron intake is often high, as much as 200 mgm. per diem2. Further, occasional high values for serum iron have been reported among the Bantu of Bechuanaland3. In view of these facts, serum iron-levels, iron-binding capacity and other data have been determined in groups of adult Bantu from different regions of Southern Africa.
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GERRITSEN, T., WALKER, A. Serum Iron and Iron-binding Capacity in the South African Bantu. Nature 171, 699 (1953). https://doi.org/10.1038/171699a0
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