Antioxidant status in beta thalassemia major: A single-center study

Antioxidant status in beta thalassemia major: A single-center study

Background: Homozygous β thalassemia may lead to a marked reduction or absence of normal β chain production and accumulation of unpaired alpha-globin chains. A crucial component in the oxidant susceptibility of the thalassemic RBC is the release of heme and iron from the excessive, unpaired α-globin...

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Main Authors: Faiza Waseem, Karira A Khemomal, Raihan Sajid
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2011-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology
Subjects:
Glutathione peroxidase
oxidative stress
superoxide dismutase
thalassemia major
Online Access:http://www.ijpmonline.org/article.asp?issn=0377-4929;year=2011;volume=54;issue=4;spage=761;epage=763;aulast=Waseem

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