b-Thalassemia Intermedia: A Clinical Perspective
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چکیده
Our understanding of the molecular and pathophysiological mechanisms underlying the disease process in patients with b-thalassemia intermedia has substantially increased over the past decade. Earlier studies observed that patients with b-thalassemia intermedia experience a clinical-complications profile that is different from that in patients with b-thalassemia major. In this article, a variety of clinical morbidities are explored, and their associations with the underlying disease pathophysiology and risk factors are examined. These involve several organs and organ systems including the vasculature, heart, liver, endocrine glands, bone, and the extramedullary hematopoietic system. The effects of some therapeutic interventions on the development of clinical complications are also discussed.
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