Serum lipid profiles in patients with beta-thalassemia major and intermedia in southern Iran

Journal of Research in Medical Sciences

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 150-154

  Haghpanah, Sezaneh ^a   Davani, Maryam ^a   Samadi, Behrang ^a   Ashrafi, Afsaneh ^a   Karimi, Mehran ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Beta thalassemia intermedia; Beta thalassemia major; HDL cholesterol; LDL cholesterol; Total cholesterol; Triglycerides

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; FERRITIN; HEMOGLOBIN; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LIPID; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CHOLESTEROL METABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSLIPIDEMIA; ERYTHROPOIESIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOCHOLESTEROLEMIA; IRAN; IRON OVERLOAD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; SEX DIFFERENCE; THALASSEMIA MAJOR;

EID: 77951746720     PISSN: 17351995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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