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Statural growth and prevalence of endocrinopathies in relation to liver iron content (LIC) in adult patients with beta thalassemia major (BTM) and sickle cell disease (SCD)

Despite regular blood transfusion and iron chelation therapy, growth impairment and pubertal delay are commonly seen in children and adolescents with transfusion-dependent Beta thalassaemia major (BTM) and sickle cell disease (SCD). We evaluated growth parameters and endocrine disorders in relation...

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Autores principales: Yassin, Mohamed A, Soliman, Ashraf T, de Sanctis, Vincenzo, Abdula, Mohammad AJ, Riaz, Lubna M, Ghori, Firdous F, Yousaf, Anil, Nashwan, Abdulqadir J, Abusamaan, Sandara, Moustafa, Abbas, Kohla, Samah, Soliman, Dina S
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Mattioli 1885 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6179035/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29451227
http://dx.doi.org/10.23750/abm.v89i2-S.7085