Renal tubular dysfunction with nephrocalcinosis in a patient with beta thalassemia minor

Renal tubular dysfunction with nephrocalcinosis in a patient with beta thalassemia minor

Thalassemia is a hereditary anemia resulting from defect in hemoglobin production. Beta thalassemia is due to impaired production of beta globin chains, leading to a relative excess of alpha globin chains. The term beta thalassemia minor is used to describe heterozygotes, who carry one normal beta g...

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Main Authors: Prabahar Murugesan, Jain Manish, Chandrasekaran Venkatraman, Indhumathi Elayaperumal, Soundararajan Periasamy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2008-01-01
Series:Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation
Subjects:
Nephrocalcinosis
Thalassemia minor
Renal tubular dysfunction
Online Access:http://www.sjkdt.org/article.asp?issn=1319-2442;year=2008;volume=19;issue=6;spage=964;epage=968;aulast=Prabahar

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