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TyG index and insulin resistance in beta-thalassemia [PDF]
, 2015 Insulin resistance (IR) underlies some glucose metabolism abnormalities in thalassemia major. Recently, triglyceride glucose index (TyG) has been proposed for evaluating insulin resistance as a simple, low cost, and accessible tool.
Fayaz, M. +3 more
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Identification of erythroferrone as an erythroid regulator of iron metabolism. [PDF]
, 2014 Recovery from blood loss requires a greatly enhanced supply of iron to support expanded erythropoiesis. After hemorrhage, suppression of the iron-regulatory hormone hepcidin allows increased iron absorption and mobilization from stores.
Ganz, Tomas +5 more
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Heterozygous β-thalassemia with thalassemia intermedia phenotype [PDF]
American Journal of Hematology, 1998 In this study we investigated the molecular bases of the beta-thalassemia intermedia phenotype in six patients belonging to two unrelated families of Sardinian descent. Sequence analysis of the beta globin gene from these patients detected, as the sole abnormality, the heterozygosity for the codon 39 nonsense mutation.
D, Gasperini +7 more
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Effect of a+ -thalassaemia on episodes of fever due to malaria and other causes: a communitybased cohort study in Tanzania [PDF]
, 2011 Background It is controversial to what degree a+-thalassaemia protects against episodes of uncomplicated malaria and febrile disease due to infections other than Plasmodium. Methods In Tanzania, in children aged 6-60 months and height-for-age z-score
Baidjoe, A.Y. +7 more
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Scientific Reports, 2022 Ferritin is frequently used to screen some dire consequences of iron overload in β-thalassemia patients. The study aimed to define the best cutoff point of ferritin to screen for cardiac and liver hemosiderosis in these cases.
Hadi Darvishi-Khezri +7 more
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Bromhexine is a potential drug for COVID-19; From hypothesis to clinical trials
Вопросы вирусологии, 2022 COVID-19 (novel coronavirus disease 2019), caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, has various clinical manifestations and several pathogenic pathways. Although several therapeutic options have been used to control COVID-19, none of these medications have been ...
S. Bahadoram +6 more
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Methods to assess iron and iodine status [PDF]
, 2008 Four methods are recommended for assessment of iodine nutrition: urinary iodine concentration, the goitre rate, and blood concentrations of thyroid stimulating hormone and thyroglobulin.
Zimmermann, M.B.
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Let’s talk about thal: How communication can improve quality of life
Thalassemia Reports, 2018 In many parts of the world, research, improved technology, and better medicine have enabled people with thalassemia to live longer. It is tragic that due to global disparity in healthcare, in areas of the world where thalassemia is most prevalent, the ...
Laurice M. Levine
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Trends in Pediatrics, 2021 Defects in protein structure or synthesis of hemoglobin are called hemoglobinopathies. Thalassemia is the most common hemoglobinopathy, and it is estimated that 5% of the world population carries at least one variant allele of thalassemia. The thalassemias can be classified as alpha or beta thalassemias.
Tekin Aksu, Sule Unal
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