Insulin-like growth factor- I and factors affecting it in thalassemia major

Insulin-like growth factor- I and factors affecting it in thalassemia major

Despite improvement of blood transfusion regimens and iron chelation therapy growth and maturational delay, cardiomyopathy, endocrinopathies and osteoporosis still occur in good number of thalassemic patients. Decreased IGF-1 secretion occurs in the majority of the thalassemic patients particularly...

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Main Authors: Soliman, Ashraf T., Sanctis, Vincenzo De, Elalaily, Rania, Yassin, Mohamed
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4319264/

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4319264/

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