Management of Iron Overload in Beta-Thalassemia Patients: Clinical Practice Update Based on Case Ser...
Management of Iron Overload in Beta-Thalassemia Patients: Clinical Practice Update Based on Case Series
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Switzerland: MDPI AG
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Thalassemia syndromes are characterized by the inability to produce normal hemoglobin. Ineffective erythropoiesis and red cell transfusions are sources of excess iron that the human organism is unable to remove. Iron that is not saturated by transferrin is a toxic agent that, in transfusion-dependent patients, leads to death from iron-induced cardi...
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Management of Iron Overload in Beta-Thalassemia Patients: Clinical Practice Update Based on Case Series
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_7699680
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_7699680
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1422-0067,1661-6596
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1422-0067
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10.3390/ijms21228771
