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Abnormal glucose tolerance in Egyptian beta-thalassemic patients: possible association with genotyping.
Pediatric diabetes - 1 Sept 2004
Khalifa A S, Salem Mona, Mounir Eman, El-Tawil M M, El-Sawy Mohamed, Abd Al-Aziz Manal M
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BACKGROUND: Type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM) is a frequent complication in patients with beta-thalassemia. It is believed to be due to the damage inflicted by iron overload of the pancreatic beta cells. Liver disorders and genetic influences seem to be additional predisposing factors. OBJECTIVE: To study the prevalence of diabetes and impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) in transfusion-dependent Egyptian...
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