Endocrinopathy complications and the role of serum ferritin as a marker of endocrinopathy prediction in patients with beta-thalassemia major

Background: This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of complications and in β-thalassemia patients, to identify its related risk factors and to determine the optimal thresholds of serum ferritin and disease duration as a predictor of the endocrine disease. Materials and Methods: A total of 140 p...

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Main Authors: Seyed Kamal Eshaqh-hosseini, Tohid Jafari-Koshki, Shahram Arsang-Jang, Javad Shapouri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:Advances in Human Biology
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Online Access:http://www.aihbonline.com/article.asp?issn=2321-8568;year=2018;volume=8;issue=3;spage=169;epage=174;aulast=Eshaqh-hosseini