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Causes of High Iron in the Blood

Published Aug,14 2017 | By Margaret Baker, PhD

The majority of iron in the blood is bound to hemoglobin, the oxygen-transporting protein. Blood iron that is not in hemoglobin may be in transit and bound to the protein transferrin. Iron that comes from body stores is in the form of a protein called ferritin.