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Genotype-phenotype correlation related to lipid profile in beta-thalassemia major and intermedia in southern Iran.
Journal of clinical lipidology - 1 Jan 2000
Bordbar Mohammadreza, Haghpanah Sezaneh, Afrasiabi Abdolreza, Dehbozorgian Javad, Karimi Mehran
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Beta-thalassemia is commonly associated with lipid abnormalities. The aim of this study was to search for links between these lipid alterations and different types of β-thalassemia mutations. METHODS: The study, conducted from 2009 to 2010, included 100 patients with thalassemia major (TM) and 100 with thalassemia intermedia (TI). The control group was selected from 100 age- and sex-matched healthy...
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