Membrane‐bound iron contributes to oxidative damage of β‐thalassaemia intermedia erythrocytes

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Iron-dependent oxidative reactions in beta-thalassaemic erythrocyte membranes are involved in premature cell removal and anaemia. We studied 22 beta-thalassaemia intermedia patients (i) to assess if membrane iron accumulation influences the oxidative damage to thalassaemic cells, and (ii) to see whether the mechanisms of haemoglobin destabilization described in vitro have indicators in circulating erythrocytes....

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