G KIANI MOGHADDAM
From the Department of Pediatrics, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, I.R. Iran.
[ 1 ] - A CROSS-SECTIONAL CONTROLLED STUDY OF GONADAL FUNCTION AND PUBERTAL DEVELOPMENT IN THALASSEMIA MAJOR
Early and regular blood transfusion therapy in patients with homozygous beta-thalassemia decreases the complications of severe anemia and prolongs survival. In the long term, however, the beneficial effects of transfusions are limited by the organ damage resulting from iron overload. Endocrine complications in patients with thalassemia major in developing countries may be frequent due t o ...
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