Insulin-like growth factor-1 levels in children with Beta-thalassemia minor
Objective: Growth retardation in children with b-thalassemia major is multifactorial. Some etiologies described for this condition are hemochromatosis, disturbed growth hormone (GH) / insulin growth factor-1 (IGF-1) axis, undernutrition and hypermetabolism. It has also been proven that growth retard...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Galenos Publishing House
2008-09-01
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| Series: | Turkish Journal of Hematology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.journalagent.com/z4/download_fulltext.asp?pdir=tjh&plng=eng&un=TJH-35119 |