College of Education for Pure Sciences, University of Kirkuk discussed a master dissertation on the role of erythropoietin, erythroferon, hepcidin and a number of physiological variables in patients with chronic renal impairment by the postgraduate student, Mrs. Iman Abdullah Shawkat.

The dissertation aimed at evaluating the reasons for using erythropoietin, erythroferon, and hepcidin and a number of physiological variables for people with chronic renal impairment, as well as benefiting from the studied criteria in following up cases of people with chronic kidney failure during the stages of this disease.

The dissertation recommended evaluating the concentrations of erythropoietin, erythroferon and hepcidin according to the age groups of patients with chronic renal insufficiency and comparing the concentrations of the three hormones in women with chronic renal insufficiency before and after menopause and in pregnant women with anemia.