Journal:
:international journal of hematology-oncology and stem cell research
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amir ali hamidieh pediatric hematology- oncology and stem cell transplantation department, hematology- oncology and stem cell transplantation research center, shariati hospital, tehran university of medical sciences, tehran, iran
b moradbeag faculty of medicine, qom islamic azad university, qom, iran
f pasha faculty of medicine, tehran islamic azad university, tehran, iran
mehdi jalili pediatric hematology- oncology and stem cell transplantation department, ematology- oncology and stem cell transplantation research
center, shariati hospital, tehran university of medical sciences, tehran, iran
m hadjibabaie clinical pharmacology department, faculty of pharmacy, tehran university of medical sciences, tehran, iran
m keshavarznia faculty of medicine, qom islamic azad university, qom, iran
introduction: hypoparathyroidism (hpt) is an irreversible but preventable disorder caused by an iron overload which can be considered a typical complication in patients with beta-thalassemia major. patients and method: parathyroid function was evaluated in 130 patients in qom, iran, who suffered from beta-thalassemia major. their serum ferritin levels were checked for monitoring of chelation th...