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Thalassemia in the emergency department: special considerations for a rare disease

Thalassemia is characterized by a defect in the synthesis of one or more of the globin subunits of hemoglobin. This defect results in imbalance in the α/β-globin chain ratio, ineffective erythropoiesis, chronic hemolytic anemia, and iron overload. With advances in diagnosis, treatment, and transfusi...

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Autores principales: Saliba, Antoine N., Atoui, Ali, Labban, Mohamad, Hamade, Hani, Bou-Fakhredin, Rayan, Mufarrij, Afif, Taher, Ali T.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7333588/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32621178
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00277-020-04164-6