Urine β2 Microglobulin and other Biochemical Indices in β Thalassemia Major

To find if some indices have predictive value for renal complications. We conducted a cross sectional and included 80 patients with the age ranged 5-17 years, all with the proven diagnosis of β-thalassemia major. A urine and 5 ml of blood sample were obtained from all of the cases. Biochemical indi...

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Main Authors: Afshin Safaei asl, Shohreh Maleknejad, Abtin Heidarzadeh, Yazdan Ghandi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2009-12-01
Series:Acta Medica Iranica
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Online Access:https://acta.tums.ac.ir/index.php/acta/article/view/3625