Article
Severity scoring system to guide transfusion management in pediatric non-deletional HbH.
Pediatrics international : official journal of the Japan Pediatric Society - 1 Jan 2000
Songdej Duantida, Tandhansakul Manunya, Wongwerawattanakoon Pakawan, Sirachainan Nongnuch, Charoenkwan Pimlak, Chuansumrit Ampaiwan
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Hemoglobin (Hb) H is generally recognized as mild thalassemia, despite its actual phenotypic diversity. A disease severity scoring system to guide initiation of regular transfusion among severely affected pediatric patients has not previously been reported. METHODS: Patients with HbH were classified into transfusion-dependent thalassemia (TDT) and non-transfusion-dependent thalassemia (NTDT) as a...
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