Article
Clinical and Molecular Characteristics of Non-Transfusion-Dependent Thalassemia in Kuwait.
Hemoglobin - 1 Jan 2015
Adekile Adekunle D, Azab Asma F, Al-Sharida Sondus I, Al-Nafisi Bahia A, Akbulut Nagihan, Marouf Rajaa A, Mustafa Nada Y
Abstract excerpt
Although not regularly transfused, patients with non-transfusion-dependent thalassemia (NTDT) are prone to iron overload and its complications. Their molecular, phenotypical and laboratory characteristics vary in different populations and there is a need to document local prevailing patterns. We have reviewed the records of our patients with NTDT in Kuwait and documented their clinical and molecular...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Erythrocyte Indices
- Female
- Fetal Hemoglobin
- Hemoglobin E
- Hemoglobin H
- Humans
- Kuwait
- Male