Assessment of Serum Zinc levels of Patients with Thalassemia Compared to their siblings

Zinc (Zn) is essential for appropriate growth and proper immune function, both of which may be impaired in thalassemia children. Factors that can affect serum Zn levels in these patients may be related to their disease or treatment, or have nutritional causes. We assessed the serum Zn levels of ch...

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Main Author: Mohamed El Missiry
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2014-08-01
Series:Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://mjhid.org/index.php/mjhid/article/view/1773