the role of parathyroid hormone on stature in major beta-thalassemic patients   gr. moshtaghi kashanian phd 1 , a. ahmadi md2, mm. hayat bakhsh md3   1- assistant professor, dept. of biochemistry, faculty of medicine, university of medical sciences, kerman, iran   2- professor of pediaterics, university of medical sciences, kerman, iran   3- assistant professor of internal medicine, faculty of ...

beta-thalassaemia major and sickle-cell disease are important health problems in Iraq. To provide information for a prevention programme, the frequency of haemoglobin disorders was mapped in Dohuk governorate. A total of 591 couples (1182 individuals) attending health centres for premarital health screening were tested; 44 (3.7%) were found to be carriers of ,-thalassaemia, 14 (1.2%) of the sic...

Introduction. Transfusion Transmitted Infections (TTIs) continue to be a major risk in transfusions in many parts of the world. The transfusion-dependent β-thalassaemia patients are particularly at risk of acquiring TTIs. The current study was undertaken to estimate the prevalence of TTIs in transfusion-dependent β-thalassaemia patients. Material and Methods. A cross-sectional study of 1253 mul...