Endocrine system
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Growth and Endocrinopathies Among Children with β-Thalassemia Major Treated at Dubai Thalassemia Centre
Background: β-Thalassemia major (BTM) is one of the most common hereditary anemias worldwide. Patients suffer from iron overload that results from repeated blood transfusion This in turn leads to multiple…
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Longitudinal study of ICET-A on Glucose Tolerance, Insulin Sensitivity and β-cell Secretion in Eleven β-Thalassemia Major Patients with Mild Iron Overload
Background: Iron chelation therapy (ICT) is the gold standard for treating patients with iron overload, though its long-term effects are still under evaluation. According to current recommendations regarding transfusion-dependent (TD)…
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Longitudinal Study of ICET-A on Glucose Tolerance, Insulin Sensitivity and β-cell Secretion in Eleven β-Thalassemia Major Patients With Mild Iron Overload
Background: Iron chelation therapy (ICT) is the gold standard for treating patients with iron overload, though its long-term effects are still under evaluation. According to current recommendations regarding transfusion-dependent (TD) β-thalassemia…
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New Entity—Thalassemic Endocrine Disease: Major Beta-Thalassemia and Endocrine Involvement
Beta-thalassemia (BTH), a recessively inherited haemoglobin (Hb) disorder, causes iron overload (IO), extra-medullary haematopoiesis and bone marrow expansion with major clinical impact. The main objective of this review is to…
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Glucose Metabolism and Insulin Response to Oral Glucose Tolerance Test (OGTT) in Prepubertal Patients with Transfusion-dependent β-Thalassemia (TDT): A Long-term Retrospective Analysis
Glucose dysregulation (GD), including prediabetes and diabetes mellitus (DM), is a common complication of transfusion-dependent β-thalassemia (TDT) patients. The prevalence increases with age and magnitude of iron overload, affecting a…
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Evaluation of Endocrine Complications in Beta-Thalassemia Intermedia Patients: A Cross Sectional Multi-Center Study
The diagnosis of beta thalassemia intermedia (BTI) is mainly based on the severity of clinical phenotype. It is associated with a wide range of specific complications including extramedullary hematopoiesis, leg…
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An ICET-A Survey on Occult and Emerging Endocrine Complications in Patients with β-Thalassemia Major: Conclusions and Recommendations
In adult thalassemia major (TM) patients, a number of occult and emerging endocrine complications, such as: central hypothyroidism (CH), thyroid cancer, latent hypocortisolism, and growth hormone deficiency (GHD) have emerged…
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