STAINING FOR IRON IN THE BONE MARROW ENABLES A DIAGNOSIS OF IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA EVEN WHEN SERUM IRON LEVELS & TOTAL IRON BINDING CAPACITY ARE WITHIN NORMAL LIMITS AND NO HYPOCHROMIA OF ERYTHROCYTES IS SEEN.

ANTI-RETICULIN IGA OCCURS MOST FREQUENTLY IN PATIENTS WITH GLUTEN SENSITIVE ENTEROPATHY, I.E. CELIAC DISEASE AND DERMATITIS HERPETIFORMIS.

IT IS THE GOLD STANDARD FOR DIAGNOSING A WIDE RANGE OF BONE DISEASES, INCLUDING OSTEOMYELITIS (BONE INFECTION), BONE TUMORS (BOTH BENIGN AND MALIGNANT), METABOLIC BONE DISEASES, AND OTHER SYSTEMIC CONDITIONS.