Iron chelating properties of Eltrombopag: Investigating its role in thalassemia-induced osteoporosis.

Chronic blood transfusions are responsible to cause iron overload, which leads to several complications to end organs and osteoporosis. Iron chelation is needed to remove iron excess and to contain bone-mass loss. Deferasirox is the most recent oral iron chelator that prevents transfusion related ir...

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Main Authors: Francesca Punzo, Chiara Tortora, Maura Argenziano, Maddalena Casale, Silverio Perrotta, Francesca Rossi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0208102