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Glutathione S-transferase gene polymorphism: Relation to cardiac iron overload in Egyptian patients with Beta Thalassemia Major.
Hematology (Amsterdam, Netherlands) - 1 Jan 2016
Mokhtar Galila M, Sherif Eman M, Habeeb Nevin M, Abdelmaksoud Abeer A, El-Ghoroury Eman A, Ibrahim Ahmed S, Hamed Enas M
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OBJECTIVES: Estimating the prevalence of glutathione S-transferase gene polymorphism (GSTM1) null genotype among patients with beta thalassemia major (β-TM) in relation to myocardial status assessed by tissue Doppler and cardiac siderosis assessed by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) T2*. METHODS: Hundred patients with β-TM and 100 healthy controls were enrolled. Complete blood count (CBC), mean serum...
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