Dysregulation of the RANKL/RANK/OPG axis in thalassemia intermedia patients
Abstract Objective Thalassemia intermedia (TI) describes a disease ranging in severity between β thalassemia major (TM) and β thalassemia trait. Osteoporosis is observed in TI and TM. The exact reason of osteoporosis in TI could be hypogonadism and/or an increase in erythropoietin (EPO) levels. The...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-07-01
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Series: | BMC Research Notes |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13104-018-3616-y |