Craniofacial Characteristics of Thalassemia Major Patients
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Craniofacial Characteristics of Thalassemia Major Patients.
OBJECTIVE Thalassemias major are the most common autosomal recessive disorders; they are characterized by anomalies in the synthesis of the beta chains of hemoglobin and are often associated with varying degrees of craniofacial anomalies. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the craniofacial dimensions of β-thalassemia patients and to identify differences by comparing them to those of a co...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Eurasian Journal of Medicine
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1308-8734,1308-8742
DOI: 10.5152/eurasianjmed.2016.150013