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Osteoporosis in beta-thalassemia: Clinical and genetic aspects.
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences - 1 Jan 2005
Origa R, Fiumana E, Gamberini M R, Armari S, Mottes M, Sangalli A, Paglietti E, Galanello R, Borgna-Pignatti C
Abstract excerpt
Osteoporosis and osteopenia are frequent complications of thalassemia major (TM) and intermedia (TI). Osteoporosis was found in 23/25 patients with TI and in 115/239 patients with TM. In TM, no association was found with specific polymorphisms in candidate genes (vitamin D receptor, estrogen rece...
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