Successful pregnancy in transfusion-dependent thalassaemia.

Liver disease in transfusion dependent thalassaemia major.

AIMS To study the prevalence and severity of liver diseases of transfusion dependent thalassaemia major patients, and correlate the histological and biochemical changes of iron overload in liver with the peripheral blood markers. METHOD Liver biopsy was performed to assess the histological changes and liver iron content (LIC). RESULTS One hundred patients were evaluated (median age 11.7 yea...

Transfusion-dependent thalassaemia: a new era.

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Endocrine complications in transfusion dependent thalassaemia in Penang Hospital.

Frequent blood transfusions can lead to iron overload which may result in several endocrine complications especially in the absence of adequate chelation therapy. The objectives of this study are to determine the prevalence of endocrine complications in transfusion dependent thalassaemia patients and the correlation of endocrine complications with the degree of iron chelation. This retrospectiv...

Spectrum of beta-thalassaemia mutations in transfusion dependent thalassaemia patients: practical implications in prenatal diagnosis.

The study concerned the identification of the beta-thalassaemia mutations that were present in 24 patients with beta-thalassaemia major who were transfusion dependent. The application of a modified polymerase chain reaction, the amplification refractory system (ARMS) was found to be an effective and rapid method for the identification of the beta-thalassaemia mutations. Six different mutations ...

Guidelines for the Management of Non Transfusion Dependent Thalassaemia (ntdt)