Iron overload in thalassemia and sickle cell disease
β Scribed by A. Taher
- Book ID
- 117821854
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 279 KB
- Volume
- 42
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1532-8686
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## Abstract ## Purpose To evaluate the magnetic properties of the spleen in chronically transfused, ironβoverloaded patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) and thalassemia major (TM) and to compare splenic iron burdens to those in the liver, heart, pancreas, and kidneys. ## Materials and Methods
## Abstract A natural history study was conducted in 142 Thalassemic (Thal), 199 transfused Sickle Cell Disease (TxβSCD, __n__ = 199), and 64 nonβTxβSCD subjects to describe the frequency of ironβrelated morbidity and mortality. Subjects recruited from 31 centers in the US, Canada or the UK were si