Quality of life in transfusion-dependent thalassemia patients
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Prevalence of Alloantibodies and Autoantibodies in Transfusion Dependent Thalassemia Patients
Background: The development of anti-red blood cell alloantibodies remains a major problem in transfusion of blood in thalassemia major patients. Also, Autoantibodies can result in clinical hemolysis and difficulty in cross-matching blood. We studied the frequency of red blood cell alloimmunization and autoimmunization among thalassemia patients who received regular transfusions in Ilam province...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Taibah University Medical Sciences
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1658-3612
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtumed.2017.05.006