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Cortisol response to low dose versus standard dose (back-to-back) adrenocorticotrophic stimulation tests in children and young adults with thalassemia major
BACKGROUND: Thalassemia major patients with repeated blood transfusion have high prevalence of endocrinopathies due to iron overload. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We examined the adrenocortical function in 23 thalassemic patients (10 children and 13 young adults) aged 8-26 years. Serum cortisol and dehydr...
Autores principales: | Soliman, Ashraf T., Yassin, Mohamed, Majuid, Nadra M. S. Abdel, Sabt, Aml, Abdulrahman, Mohamed O., De Sanctis, Vincenzo |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd
2013
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3872683/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24381882 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2230-8210.122620 |
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