Plasma chitotriosidase activity in patients with β-thalassemia

American Journal of Hematology

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 7-10

  Altarescu, G ^a   Rudensky, B ^a   Abrahamov, A ^a   Goldfarb, A ^b   Rund, D ^b   Zimran, A ^a   Elstein, D ^a  

^a SHAARE ZEDEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

thalassemia; Chitotriosidase; Ferritin; Macrophages; Transfusions

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CHITOTRIOSIDASE; DEFERIPRONE; DEFEROXAMINE MESYLATE; FERRITIN; HEMOGLOBIN; SECRETORY PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHELATION THERAPY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; IRON OVERLOAD; ISRAEL; ITALY; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; MACROPHAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLENECTOMY; THALASSEMIA MAJOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BETA-THALASSEMIA; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FERRITINS; GAUCHER DISEASE; HEXOSAMINIDASES; HUMANS; INFANT; IRON OVERLOAD; ISRAEL; MACROPHAGES; MALE;

EID: 0036733719     PISSN: 03618609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajh.10151     Document Type: Article

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