LONGITUDINAL STUDY ON LIVER FUNCTIONS IN PATIENTS WITH THALASSEMIA MAJOR BEFORE AND AFTER DEFERASIROX (DFX) THERAPY

LONGITUDINAL STUDY ON LIVER FUNCTIONS IN PATIENTS WITH THALASSEMIA MAJOR BEFORE AND AFTER DEFERASIROX (DFX) THERAPY

With regular blood transfusion and iron chelation therapy, most patients with thalassemia major (BTM) now survive beyond the third decade of life . Liver disease is becoming an important cause of morbidity and mortality in these patients. Chronic hepatitis and/or severe iron overload are important c...

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Main Authors: Ashraf Tawfik Soliman, Mohamed Yassin, Fawzia AlYafei, Lolwa Al-Naimi, Noora Almarri, Aml Sabt, Vincenzo De Sanctis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2014-04-01
Series:Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Thalassemia, liver enzymes, Insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I), chelation therapy
Online Access:http://www.mjhid.org/index.php/mjhid/article/view/1385

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