Hemosiderosis with diabetes mellitus in untransfused hemoglobin H disease

American Journal of Hematology

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 160-163

  Chim, C S ^a   Chan, Vivian ^a   Todd, D ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; HbH CS; Hemosiderosis

Indexed keywords

DEFEROXAMINE; FERRITIN; FOLIC ACID; IRON;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CASE REPORT; CHELATION THERAPY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE MARKER; ERYTHROPOIESIS; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; GENE MUTATION; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HEMOGLOBINOPATHY; HEMOSIDEROSIS; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; IRON BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MARKER GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADULT; ALPHA-THALASSEMIA; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; DIABETES MELLITUS; HEMOSIDEROSIS; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS I; HLA ANTIGENS; HUMANS; MALE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MUTATION;

EID: 0031907885     PISSN: 03618609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8652(199802)57:2<160::AID-AJH12>3.0.CO;2-G     Document Type: Article

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