Insulin-like growth factor- I and factors affecting it in thalassemia major

Insulin-like growth factor- I and factors affecting it in thalassemia major

Despite improvement of blood transfusion regimens and iron chelation therapy growth and maturational delay, cardiomyopathy, endocrinopathies and osteoporosis still occur in good number of thalassemic patients. Decreased IGF-1 secretion occurs in the majority of the thalassemic patients particularly...

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Main Authors: Ashraf T Soliman, Vincenzo De Sanctis, Rania Elalaily, Mohamed Yassin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Subjects:
Anemia
ferritin
growth hormone
growth
Insulin-like growth factor-I
nutrition
puberty
thalassemia
thyroxine
vitamin D
zinc
Online Access:http://www.ijem.in/article.asp?issn=2230-8210;year=2015;volume=19;issue=2;spage=245;epage=251;aulast=Soliman

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