Profile of alanine aminotransferase and hepatic iron accumulation in thalassemic patients with or without anti-hepatitis C virus
Background Repeated blood transfusions in thalassemic patients cause iron accumulation in tissues and might impair organ func- tion. Other peril of blood transfusion is hepatitis C virus infection. Objectives This study aimed to find out the proportion of increased alanine aminotransferase (ALT), in...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Indonesian Pediatric Society Publishing House
2016-10-01
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| Series: | Paediatrica Indonesiana |
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| Online Access: | https://paediatricaindonesiana.org/index.php/paediatrica-indonesiana/article/view/741 |