Pregnancy in Thalassemia and Sickle Cell Disease: The Experience of an Italian Thalassemia Center

The life expectancy of thalassemia patients has increased significantly in recent years being the most “elderly” patients approaching or are over 50 years old. Consequently, patients' perspectives have changed, leading them to longer-term planning with a consequent increase in their reproductiv...

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Main Authors: Francesco Sorrentino, Laura Maffei, Patrizia Caprari, Rita Cassetta, Donatella Dell'Anna, Stefano Materazzi, Roberta Risoluti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmolb.2020.00016/full