Endocrine and Bone Complications in β-Thalassemia Intermedia: Current Understanding and Treatment
Joint Authors
Mansour, Anthony
Inati, Adlette
Noureldine, MohammadHassan A.
Abbas, Hussein A.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-03-05
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Thalassemia intermedia (TI), also known as nontransfusion dependent thalassemia (NTDT), is a type of thalassemia where affected patients do not require lifelong regular transfusions for survival but may require occasional or even frequent transfusions in certain clinical settings and for defined periods of time.
NTDT encompasses three distinct clinical forms: β-thalassemia intermedia (β-TI), Hb E/β-thalassemia, and α-thalassemia intermedia (Hb H disease).
Over the past decade, our understanding of the molecular features, pathophysiology, and complications of NTDT particularly β-TI has increased tremendously but data on optimal treatment of disease and its various complications are still lacking.
In this paper, we shall review a group of commonly encountered complications in β-TI, mainly endocrine and bone complications.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Inati, Adlette& Noureldine, MohammadHassan A.& Mansour, Anthony& Abbas, Hussein A.. 2015. Endocrine and Bone Complications in β-Thalassemia Intermedia: Current Understanding and Treatment. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1056826
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Inati, Adlette…[et al.]. Endocrine and Bone Complications in β-Thalassemia Intermedia: Current Understanding and Treatment. BioMed Research International No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1056826
American Medical Association (AMA)
Inati, Adlette& Noureldine, MohammadHassan A.& Mansour, Anthony& Abbas, Hussein A.. Endocrine and Bone Complications in β-Thalassemia Intermedia: Current Understanding and Treatment. BioMed Research International. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1056826
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1056826