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Hypocholesterolemia in adult patients with thalassemia: a link with the severity of genotype in thalassemia intermedia patients.
European journal of haematology - 1 Mar 2009
Ricchi Paolo, Ammirabile Massimiliano, Spasiano Anna, Costantini Silvia, Di Matola Tiziana, Cinque Patrizia, Pagano Leonilde, Prossomariti Luciano
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OBJECTIVES: Hypocholesterolemia has been previously described in patients affected by thalassemia. In this study we retrospectively evaluated the cholesterol level in two groups of patients affected by either thalassemia major (TM) or thalassemia intermedia (TI), with the aim of establishing factors correlated to hypocholesterolemia within both populations. METHODS: All patients referring to our Unit of...
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