Relationship between serum ferritin and zinc levels in patients with major thalassemia
Background In thalassemia patients, reduced zinc absorption results from increased serum iron due to repeated blood transfusions, increased iron absorption due to ineffective erythropoiesis, and competitive inhibition between iron and zinc in binding to transferrin, a means of transporting both type...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Indonesian Pediatric Society Publishing House
2019-06-01
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| Series: | Paediatrica Indonesiana |
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| Online Access: | https://paediatricaindonesiana.org/index.php/paediatrica-indonesiana/article/view/2153 |