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Hypothyroidism in β-Thalassemia Intermedia Patients with and without Hydroxyurea

Hydroxyurea (HU) has been successfully used in patients with β-thalassemia intermedia (β-TI). We aimed to evaluate the effect of the long-term use of HU on thyroid function in patients with β-TI. Seventy-five patients with β-TI aged≥11 years and taking HU were randomly selected during 2010 in southe...

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Autores principales: Zekavat, Omid Reza, Makarem, Ali Reza, Haghpanah, Sezaneh, Karamizadeh, Zohreh, Javad, Parvin, Karimi, Mehran
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3895896/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24453395