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Subclinical central nervous system involvement and thrombophilic status in young thalassemia intermedia patients of Greek origin.
Blood coagulation & fibrinolysis : an international journal in haemostasis and thrombosis - 1 Apr 2012
Teli Aikaterini, Economou Marina, Rudolf Jobst, Tzovaras Filimon, Gourtsa Vaia, Kondou Antonia, Kontopoulos Eleftherios, Gombakis Nikolaos, Athanassiou-Metaxa Miranda, Zafeiriou Dimitrios
Abstract excerpt
Beta thalassemia is known to be characterized by a hypercoagulable state, with prothrombotic factors present and thrombotic event development in a number of patients. The aim of the present study was to evaluate subclinical involvement of the central nervous system (CNS) in young patients with thalassemia intermedia, the use of nonimaging, noninvasive laboratory methods for detecting relevant abnormalities, and...
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