A 55-year-old woman came to your clinic due to progressive tiredness, associated with occasional arthralgias for 5 months. Upon examination, you note some skin pigmentation and slight enlargement of the liver. Her father died due to liver cirrhosis secondary to primary hemochromatosis.
Which of the following is diagnostic result for primary haemochromatosis?
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b. Increased total iron binding capacity
c. Decreased ferritin
d. Decreased serum iron
e. Increased ESR