Survival and complications in patients with thalassemia major treated with transfusion and deferoxamine.

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Authors

Caterina Borgna‐Pignatti · University of Ferrara

Simone Rugolotto

Piero De Stefano

Huaqing Zhao

Maria Domenica Cappellini

Giancarlo Vecchio

Maria Antonietta Romeo

Abstract

Survival and complication-free survival of patients with thalassemia major continue to improve, especially for female patients born shortly before or after the availability of iron chelation.

Topics & Keywords

Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders Iron Metabolism and Disorders Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: PubMed

Volume 89, Issue 10, pp. 1187-93

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