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Assessment of Serum Zinc Levels of Patients with Thalassemia Compared to Their Siblings
Joint Authors
Uderzo, Cornelio
El Missiry, Mohamed
Faulkner, Lawrence
Itrat, Fatima
Khan, Sarah
Yaqub, Naila
Khalid, Sadaf
Hamed Hussein, Mohamed
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-08-14
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Zinc (Zn) is essential for appropriate growth and proper immune function, both of which may be impaired in thalassemia children.
Factors that can affect serum Zn levels in these patients may be related to their disease or treatment or nutritional causes.
We assessed the serum Zn levels of children with thalassemia paired with a sibling.
Zn levels were obtained from 30 children in Islamabad, Pakistan.
Serum Zn levels and anthropometric data measures were compared among siblings.
Thalassemia patients’ median age was 4.5 years (range 1–10.6 years) and siblings was 7.8 years (range 1.1–17 years).
The median serum Zn levels for both groups were within normal range: 100 μg/dL (10 μg/dL–297 μg/dL) for patients and 92 μg/dL (13 μg/dL–212 μg/dL) for siblings.
There was no significant difference between the two groups.
Patients’ serum Zn values correlated positively with their corresponding siblings (r=0.635, P<0.001).
There were no correlations between patients’ Zn levels, height for age Z-scores, serum ferritin levels, chelation, or blood counts (including both total leukocyte and absolute lymphocyte counts).
Patients’ serum Zn values correlated with their siblings’ values.
In this study, patients with thalassemia do not seem to have disease-related Zn deficiency.
American Psychological Association (APA)
El Missiry, Mohamed& Hamed Hussein, Mohamed& Khalid, Sadaf& Yaqub, Naila& Khan, Sarah& Itrat, Fatima…[et al.]. 2014. Assessment of Serum Zinc Levels of Patients with Thalassemia Compared to Their Siblings. Anemia،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-447612
Modern Language Association (MLA)
El Missiry, Mohamed…[et al.]. Assessment of Serum Zinc Levels of Patients with Thalassemia Compared to Their Siblings. Anemia No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-6.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
El Missiry, Mohamed& Hamed Hussein, Mohamed& Khalid, Sadaf& Yaqub, Naila& Khan, Sarah& Itrat, Fatima…[et al.]. Assessment of Serum Zinc Levels of Patients with Thalassemia Compared to Their Siblings. Anemia. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-447612
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-447612