Early Detection of Renal Dysfunction in β Thalassemia with Focus on Novel Biomarkers
نویسندگان
1 Imam Hossein Medical Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
doi
10.18502/ijpho.v10i1.2170چکیده
Improved survival among transfusion dependent thalassemia patients in recent years has led to the manifestation of morbidities such as renal dysfunction. Renal injury is still an underestimated complication in β thalassemia major patients. Chronic anemia, iron overload due to repeated transfusion, and specific iron chelators are the main factors in ...