abstract background iran is one of the countries located on the “thalassemia belt” and a thalassemia prevention program was approved in our country in 1995. many different researchers have studied the success of this program with no unanimous findings. material and methods a comprehensive literature search was performed using pubmed, web of science, and google scholar databases in farsi and eng...

BACKGROUND AND AIM: Iran is located on the thalassemia belt and has the highest prevalence rate of patients compared to the general population in the world. This investigation was performed to determine the prevalence of gingivitis and periodontitis in thalassemia patients in comparison to healthy people and evaluate the relationship between periodontal disease and age, gender, splenectomy and ...

Abstract Background Iran is one of the countries located on the “thalassemia belt” and a thalassemia prevention program was approved in our country in 1995. Many different researchers have studied the success of this program with no unanimous findings. Material and Methods A comprehensive literature search was performed using PubMed, Web of Science, and Google Scholar databases in Farsi an...

background: thalassemia is probably the most common single gene disorder causing a major public health problem in the world. currently, allogenic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (hsct) is the only curative therapy for thalassemia. one major limitation of hsct is the lack of hla-identical sibling donors, so attention has turned to finding phenotypically matched unrelated donors. patients...

Background: β-thalassemia is the most common hereditary disease in Iran, and more than 2 million carriers of β-thalassemia live in Iran. On the other hand, our country is located in the thalassemia belt, and no comprehensive study has been conducted regarding the effect of erythropoietin on blood parameters in thalassemia intermedia patients in our region. Therefore this study aimed to investig...

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Abstract Background Thalassaemia, a hereditary haemoglobin disorder, is major public health concern in some parts of the world. Although Bangladesh world’s thalassaemia belt, information on this disease scarce. Additionally, awareness life threatening, but potentially preventable surprisingly poor. However, mass pivotal for development an effective preventive strategy. In context, understanding...

Background: Iran is a country located on the thalassemic belt of the globe. Investigating such issues is of a greater significance in southern provinces of the country where the high prevalence of thalassemia has imposed high costs and mental pressure on families and the healthcare system. Methods: In this cross-sectional study conducted in 2011 as a census, the data related to patients or dise...

Thalassemia major is a hematological single gene disorder that inherited and can cause anemia in affected children, the impact of which world public concern Southeast Asia, including Indonesia. Indonesia one countries thalassemia belt. In Indonesia, more common serious health problem; about 3 – 10% people carry due to abnormal hemoglobin production. More frequent visits hospital have negative o...