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Complications of beta-thalassemia major in North America.
Blood - 1 Jul 2004
Cunningham Melody J, Macklin Eric A, Neufeld Ellis J, Cohen Alan R
Abstract excerpt
Treatment of patients with beta-thalassemia major has improved dramatically during the past 40 years; however, the current clinical status of these patients remains poorly characterized. We performed a cross-sectional study of 342 patients in the Registry of the National Institutes of Health-sponsored Thalassemia Clinical Research Network. Evidence of hepatitis C exposure was present in 35% of tested patients,...
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