Diabetes mellitus in β-thalassemia major patients

β-thalassemia major is a disease caused by β polypeptide chain synthesis disorder which is inherited as an autosomal recessive from both parents which is marked by little or no β globin chain synthesis. Medication for β thalassemia major patients is by repeated blood transfusions, which causes hemo...

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Main Authors: Riadi Wirawan, Santy Setiawan, Simon Kusnandar, Bulan G. Munthe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculty of Medicine Universitas Indonesia 2003-05-01
Series:Medical Journal of Indonesia
Online Access:http://mji.ui.ac.id/journal/index.php/mji/article/view/94