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Response to hydroxyurea in beta thalassemia major and intermedia: experience in western India.
Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry - 1 Sept 2009
Italia Khushnooma Y, Jijina Farah J, Merchant Rashid, Panjwani Sangeeta, Nadkarni Anita H, Sawant Pratibha M, Nair Sona B, Ghosh Kanjaksha, Colah Roshan B
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The clinical and hematological response to hydroxyurea was evaluated in beta thalassemia patients in western India with variable clinical severity and correlated with genetic factors. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Seventy-nine patients-[38-beta thalassemia intermedia-(group I), 41-beta thalassemia major-(group II)] on hydroxyurea therapy were followed-up for 20-24months. RESULTS: Among the frequently...
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