The Relation between Serum Hepcidin, Ferritin, Hepcidin: Ferritin Ratio, Hydroxyurea and Splenectomy in Children with β-Thalassemia

BACKGROUND: Hepcidin, a small peptide hormone, is established as the main regulator of iron homeostasis. AIM: To estimate serum hepcidin, ferritin, and hepcidin: ferritin ratio in β-thalassemia patients and to determine the effect of splenectomy and hydroxyurea on serum hepcidin. METHODS: A study wa...

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Published in:Open Access Maced J Med Sci
Main Authors: Ismail, Nagwa Abdallah, Habib, Sonia Adolf, Talaat, Ahmed A., Mostafa, Naglaa Omar, Elghoroury, Eman A.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Republic of Macedonia 2019
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Clinical Science
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6814476/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31666842
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2019.636
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