Article
Hypogonadotropic hypogonadism and hematologic phenotype in patients with transfusion-dependent beta-thalassemia.
Journal of pediatric hematology/oncology - 1 Nov 2003
Chern Jimmy P S, Lin Kai-Hsin, Tsai Wen-Yu, Wang Shih-Chung, Lu Meng-Yao, Lin Dong-Tsamn, Lin Kuo-Sin, Lo Su Heuy
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence and risk factors of hypogonadotropic hypogonadism in transfusion-dependent patients with thalassemia. PATIENTS AND METHODS: The authors examined 29 patients with thalassemia major aged 15 years or older. Luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone tests were performed and beta-thalassemia mutations were analyzed by direct sequencing. RESULTS: The prevalence of hypogonadotropic...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Blood Transfusion
- Female
- Genotype
- Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone
- Gonadotropins
- Humans
- Hypogonadism
- Male
- Phenotype
