Occult Kidney Dysfunction in Children With Transfusion-Dependent Thalassemia

Occult Kidney Dysfunction in Children With Transfusion-Dependent Thalassemia

Background: Thalassemia is the commonest hemoglobinopathy in Southeast Asia. Kidney dysfunction is an underreported sequelae in children with thalassemia. We conducted a retrospective study to identify the prevalence of and predisposing factors for kidney dysfunction in children with transfusion-dep...

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Main Authors: Nurwahida Mohd Zikre, Nor A. Muhamad, Caroline S. Y. Eng, Nur E. Zailanalhuddin, Charles D. Lai, Jen C. Foo, Suet L. Yap, Hany Ariffin, Karmila Abu Bakar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Pediatrics
Subjects:
thalassemia
nephropathy
transfusion-dependent
ferritin
iron chelator
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2021.754813/full

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