Thyroid Function in Chronically Transfused Children with Beta Thalassemia Major: A Cross-Sectional Hospital Based Study

BACKGROUND: Thalassemia is the most common genetic disorder worldwide. Use of iron chelators has improved survival but endocrine complications have become more frequent. The frequency of hypothyroidism in Beta Thalassemia Major (BTM) children ranges from 6 to 30 %. Thyroid dysfunction mainly occurs...

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Autores principales: Upadya, Suraj Haridas, Rukmini, M. S., Sundararajan, Sowmya, Baliga, B. Shantharam, Kamath, Nutan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2018
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6165584/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30305822
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/9071213

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6165584/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30305822
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/9071213

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