What is it about?
Thalassemia is an inherited blood disorder, affecting the red blood cells. Thalassemia is caused by a mutation in the cell that makes hemoglobin. The problem is free iron and hemosiderosis-induced damage of the endocrine glands and aetiology of growth delay including chronic anaemia and hypoxia, nutritional deficiencies, intensive use of chelating agents. it effect the growth of children.
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Why is it important?
We observed and survey the growth related problems in Thalassemia patients in India.
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Writing this article was a great pleasure as it has co-authors with whom I have had long standing collaborations. This article also lead to Thalassemia groups contacting me and ultimately to a greater involvement in Thalassemia research.
Dr Laxmikant B. Dama
Dayanand Institutions, Solapur
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This page is a summary of: Growth of children with thalassemia, Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science, November 2014, Bangladesh Journals Online (BanglaJOL),
DOI: 10.3329/bjms.v14i1.16149.
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