Benefits and Risks in Polypathology and Polypharmacotherapy Challenges in the Era of the Transition of Thalassaemia from a Fatal to a Chronic or Curable Disease

Benefits and Risks in Polypathology and Polypharmacotherapy Challenges in the Era of the Transition of Thalassaemia from a Fatal to a Chronic or Curable Disease

Beta thalassaemia major (TM), a potentially fatal haemoglobinopathy, has transformed from a fatal to a chronic disease in the last 30 years following the introduction of effective, personalised iron chelation protocols, in particular the use of oral deferiprone, which is most effective in the remova...

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Main Authors: Annita Kolnagou, Marios Kleanthous, George J. Kontoghiorghes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IMR Press 2022-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Bioscience-Elite
Subjects:
thalassaemia major
iron overload
iron toxicity
organ damage
polypathology
polypharmacotherapy
Online Access:https://www.imrpress.com/journal/FBE/14/3/10.31083/j.fbe1403018

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