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Transfusion requirements and complication rate in β-thalassemia intermedia due to heterozygous β-globin gene mutation and triplicated α-globin genes.
European journal of haematology - 1 Nov 2023
Bonello-Palot Nathalie, Benoit Audrey, Agouti Imane, Hamouda Ilyes, Brousse Valentine, Badens Catherine
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: The heterozygous condition for β-thalassemia mutation associated with an extra functional α-globin gene can produce a Thalassemia Intermedia (TI) phenotype. This genotype is the second in frequency in the French Thalassemia Registry NaThalY that prospectively collects laboratory and clinical data. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The present report analyses transfusion needs, iron overload (ferritin, hepatic...
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