Prevalence of Hypoparathyroidism (HPT) in Beta Thalassemia Major
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high prevalence of hypoparathyroidism in patients with beta-thalassemia major
introduction: hypoparathyroidism (hpt) is an irreversible but preventable disorder caused by an iron overload which can be considered a typical complication in patients with beta-thalassemia major. patients and method: parathyroid function was evaluated in 130 patients in qom, iran, who suffered from beta-thalassemia major. their serum ferritin levels were checked for monitoring of chelation th...
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عنوان ژورنال: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND DIAGNOSTIC RESEARCH
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2249-782X
DOI: 10.7860/jcdr/2014/6672.3997