Abstract β-Thalassemia is caused by reduced (β+) or absent (β 0) synthesis of the β-globin chains of hemoglobin. Three clinical and hematological conditions of increasing severity are …
Over the past decade, our knowledge of the clinical diagnosis and management of thalassemia has progressed extensively. In recent years, the most critical change in clinical …
KM Musallam, S Rivella, E Vichinsky… - …, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Non-transfusion-dependent thalassemias include a variety of phenotypes that, unlike patients with beta (β)-thalassemia major, do not require regular transfusion therapy for …
AT Taher, MD Cappellini - Blood, the Journal of the American …, 2018 - ashpublications.org
The complex pathophysiology in β-thalassemia can translate to multiple morbidities that affect every organ system. Improved survival due to advances in management means that …
Our understanding of the molecular and pathophysiological mechanisms underlying the disease process in patients with β thalassaemia intermedia (TI) has substantially increased …
Background Patients with β thalassemia intermedia can have substantial iron overload, irrespectively of their transfusion status, secondary to increased intestinal iron absorption …
Abstract β-Thalassemia is one of the most common monogenetic diseases worldwide, with a particularly high prevalence in the Middle East region. As such, we have developed long …
KM Musallam, AT Taher… - Cold Spring …, 2012 - perspectivesinmedicine.cshlp.org
Our understanding of the molecular and pathophysiological mechanisms underlying the disease process in patients with β-thalassemia intermedia has substantially increased over …
F Rodeghiero, M Ruggeri - British journal of haematology, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Splenectomy has represented a key treatment option in the treatment of many benign haematological diseases, including immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) and disorders …