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Iron overload in non-transfusion-dependent thalassemia: association with genotype and clinical risk factors.
International journal of hematology - 1 Jun 2016
Tantiworawit Adisak, Charoenkwan Pimlak, Hantrakool Sasinee, Choeyprasert Worawut, Sivasomboon Chate, Sanguansermsri Torpong
Abstract excerpt
In the present study, we sought to determine the prevalence of iron overload in patients with non-transfusion-dependent thalassemia (NTDT) and its association with genotype and other clinical risk factors, and to evaluate the correlation between serum ferritin (SF) and liver iron concentration (LIC). Myocardial and liver iron concentration was measured by MRI using a T2* gradient multi-echo sequence in NTDT...
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