Bone disease
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Scientific Literature
Bone Health Impairment in Patients with Hemoglobinopathies: From Biological Bases to New Possible Therapeutic Strategies
Hemoglobinopathies are monogenic disorders affecting hemoglobin synthesis. Thalassemia and sickle cell disease (SCD) are considered the two major hemoglobinopathies. Thalassemia is a genetic disorder and one of the major hemoglobinopathies…
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Magnitude of Bone Disease in Transfusion-Dependent and Non-Transfusion-Dependent β-Thalassemia Patients
Introduction: β-Thalassemia is a common inherited disease in the northern part of Iraq. A considerable number of transfusion-dependent (TDT) and non-transfusion-dependent (NTDT) β-thalassemia patients suffer bone problems. The objective of…
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Association of Osteoporosis and Sarcopenia with Fracture Risk in Transfusion-Dependent Thalassemia
Patients with transfusion-dependent thalassaemia (TDT) have an increased risk of osteoporosis and fractures. They also have several potential factors associated with sarcopenia. There has been currently no study on sarcopenia…
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