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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Faculty of Medicine Universitas Indonesia
2003-05-01
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Series: | Medical Journal of Indonesia |
Online Access: | http://mji.ui.ac.id/journal/index.php/mji/article/view/94 |