Incidence of endocrine complications and clinical disease severity related to genotype analysis and iron overload in patients with β- thalassaemia

European Journal of Haematology

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 76-81

  Jensen, C E ^a   Tuck, S M ^b   Old, J ^c   Morris, R W ^b   Yardumian, A ^d   De Sanctis, V ^e   Hoffbrand, A V ^b   Wonke, B ^a  

^a WHITTINGTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d NORTH MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Endocrine dysfunction; Ferritin; Genotype; Hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism; thalassaemia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; GENE DELETION; GENOTYPE; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; HUMAN; HYPOGONADOTROPIC HYPOGONADISM; IRON CHELATION; IRON OVERLOAD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030848911     PISSN: 09024441     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0609.1997.tb00729.x     Document Type: Article

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