Serum ferritin and hematological indices in thalassemia minor and nontransfusion dependent hemoghlobinopathy

BACKGROUND: Iron deficiency is not common in thalassemia minor and nontransfusion dependent hemoglobinophaties. The majority of these patients have normal-to-high serum ferritin. OBJECTIVES: The aims of the study were to evaluate serum ferritin levels in alpha and beta thalassemia minor and intermed...

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Main Authors: Mehdi Dehghani, Parisa Karimzadeh, Nazanin Azadeh, Alirea Rezvani, Ali Kashkooe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2021-01-01
Series:Iraqi Journal of Hematology
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Online Access:http://www.ijhonline.org/article.asp?issn=2072-8069;year=2021;volume=10;issue=1;spage=17;epage=22;aulast=Dehghani