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Oral exfoliative cytology as a screening tool for iron overload in β-thalassemia patients

BACKGROUND: Increased iron overload is frequent problem in thalassemia patients, and this is monitored by serum ferritin levels or chemical assessment of the iron levels in liver tissue. However, repeated monitoring of serum ferritin levels to assess the iron overload is an invasive procedure associ...

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Published in:Int J Appl Basic Med Res
Main Authors: Rathore, Ajit Singh, Keshri, Neha, Shetty, Devi Charan, Juneja, Saurabh
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2016
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4765270/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26958519
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2229-516X.174005
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