Renal functions in pediatric patients with beta-thalassemia major: relation to chelation therapy: original prospective study
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In β-thalassemia, profound anemia and severe hemosiderosis cause functional and physiological abnormalities in various organ systems. In recent years, there have been few published studies mainly in adult demonstrating renal involvem...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2010-05-01
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Series: | Italian Journal of Pediatrics |
Online Access: | http://www.ijponline.net/content/36/1/39 |