7 Nemeth Nemeth E E Valore Valore EV EV Territo Territo M M Schiller Schiller G G Lichtenstein Lichtenstein A A Ganz Ganz T T Hepcidin, a putative mediator of anemia of inflammation, is a type II acute-phase protein Hepcidin, a putative mediator of anemia of inflammation, is a type II acute-phase protein Blood. This evidence concerns the gene DDAH2 and anemia (phenotype).