Serum ferritin levels, socio-demographic factors and desferrioxamine therapy in multi-transfused thalassemia major patients at a government tertiary care hospital of Karachi, Pakistan

Serum ferritin levels, socio-demographic factors and desferrioxamine therapy in multi-transfused thalassemia major patients at a government tertiary care hospital of Karachi, Pakistan

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Beta thalassemia is the most frequent genetic disorder of haemoglobin synthesis in Pakistan. Recurrent transfusions lead to iron-overload manifested by increased serum Ferritin levels, for which chelation therapy is required.</p&g...

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Main Authors: Rehman Anis, Ullah Faizan, Aziz Sina, Khan Muhammad, Riaz Talha, Riaz Haris, Zafar Qandeel, Kazi Abdul
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-08-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
Subjects:
Beta thalassemia major
Ferritin
Desferrioxamine
Socio-demographic factors
Pakistan
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1756-0500/4/287

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