Iron in haemoglobinopathies and rare anaemias

Iron overload in haemoglobinopathies and rare anaemias may develop from increased iron absorption secondary to hepcidin suppression, and/or from repeated blood transfusions. While the accumulation of body iron load from blood transfusion is inevitable and predictable from the variable rates of trans...

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Main Author: John Porter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-12-01
Series:Thalassemia Reports
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Online Access:http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/thal/article/view/4859