FINAL HEIGHT AND ENDORINE COMPLICATIONS IN PATIENTS WITH β-THALASSSEMIA INTERMEDIA: OUR EXPERIENCE IN NON-TRANSFUSED VERSUS INFREQUENTLY TRANSFUSED PATIENTS AND CORRELATIONS WITH LIVER IRON CONTENT

FINAL HEIGHT AND ENDORINE COMPLICATIONS IN PATIENTS WITH β-THALASSSEMIA INTERMEDIA: OUR EXPERIENCE IN NON-TRANSFUSED VERSUS INFREQUENTLY TRANSFUSED PATIENTS AND CORRELATIONS WITH LIVER IRON CONTENT

Abstract. Backgrond: β-thalassemia intermedia (TI) spans a wide spectrum of severity and carries higher morbidity than previously recognized, including extramedullary hematopoeisis, leg ulcers, gallstones, thrombosis, secondary heart failure, pulmonary hypertension, skeletal deformity, growth retar...

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Main Authors: Vincenzo De Sanctis, Mohamed Yassin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2019-04-01
Series:Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases
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Key words: Thalassemia intermedia, gender, growth, endocrine complications, IGF-1, iron overload, liver iron concentration, serum ferritin.
Online Access:https://www.mjhid.org/index.php/mjhid/article/view/3890

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