Prevalence of Diabetes Mellitus in Patients with Transfusion Dependent β Thalassemia

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Azarkeivan , A ID 1
Saberi Nejad, J ID 2
Faranoush , M ID 3
Mehrvar , N ID 4
Mehrvar , A ID 5
Vossough , P ID 6

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چکیده

Introduction: Thalassemia is common in Iran. Appropriate therapy for this disease includes a regular blood transfusion and chelation therapy. However, patients will inevitably confront with side effects, particularly iron overloads in critical organ including heart, ductless glands and liver. This study tries to determine the prevalence of diabetes mellitus in transfusion ...

کلیدواژه‌ها
diabetes, thalassemia intermedia, thalassemia major