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MRI evaluation of tissue iron burden in patients with β-thalassaemia major
β-Thalassaemia major is a hereditary haemolytic anaemia that is treated with multiple blood transfusions. A major complication of this treatment is iron overload, which leads to cell death and organ dysfunction. Chelation therapy, used for iron elimination, requires effective monitoring of the body...
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Springer-Verlag
2007
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2292491/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17710390 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00247-007-0567-1 |