Hepcidin Hepcidin is a small cystein-rich peptide produced in the liver. This molecule regulates the absorption of iron in the body similarly to the correlation of insulin and sugar.The determination of Prohepcidin or Hepcidin-25 may provide valuable information in the diagnosis of deficiencies of the iron metabolism such as hemochromatoses and anaemia.
DRG has developed worldwide the first assay for measuring Hepcidin.