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Iron Overload and Chelation Therapy in Non-Transfusion Dependent Thalassemia

Iron overload (IOL) due to increased intestinal iron absorption constitutes a major clinical problem in patients with non-transfusion-dependent thalassemia (NTDT), which is a cumulative process with advancing age. Current models for iron metabolism in patients with NTDT suggest that suppression of s...

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Autores principales: Bou-Fakhredin, Rayan, Bazarbachi, Abdul-Hamid, Chaya, Bachar, Sleiman, Joseph, Cappellini, Maria Domenica, Taher, Ali T.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5751376/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29261151
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms18122778