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Hypoplastic anemia in cartilage-hair hypoplasia-balancing between iron overload and chelation.
The Journal of pediatrics - 1 Apr 2013
Taskinen Mervi, Toiviainen-Salo Sanna, Lohi Jouko, Vuolukka Pentti, Gräsbeck Michaela, Mäkitie Outi
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the severity of iron overload and the success of iron chelation therapy in patients with cartilage-hair hypoplasia (CHH) and hypoplastic anemia, with particular focus on adverse effects of iron chelators. STUDY DESIGN: Four of the 23 presently surviving Finnish patients with CHH under 18 years of age are dependent on regular red blood cell transfusions. Their hospital records were reviewed...
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