An iron-binding beta1-globulin that is synthesized in the LIVER and secreted into the blood. It plays a central role in the transport of IRON throughout the circulation. A variety of transferrin isoforms exist in humans, including some that are considered markers for specific disease states.
    

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Proteins of iron storage and transport in biochemistry and medicine : proceedings of the EMBO Workshop Conference on Proteins of Iron Storage and Transport, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, 2-5 April, 1975 / editor, R.R. Crichton.

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Proteins of iron storage and transport in biochemistry and medicine : proceedings of the EMBO Workshop Conference on Proteins of Iron Storage and Transport, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, 2-5 April, 1975 / editor, R.R. Crichton.