Serum levels of erythropoietin and soluble transferrin receptor during pregnancy in non-β-thalassemic and β-thalassemic women IDA BIANCO,* FABRIZIO MASTROPIETRO,* CARMELO D’ASERO,° BRUNO GRAZIANI,* PIERO PIERGROSSI,° MAURO MEZZABOTTA,* GUIDO MODIANO#
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Background and Objectives. In non-thalassaemic women serum erythropoietin (Epo) level increases during pregnancy, whereas that of soluble transferrin receptor (STFR) drops slightly in the first two trimesters to attain the original values in the third trimester. In this study the time-course of these two parameters was explored in β-thalassemic and nonβ-thalassemic women, both pregnant and not.
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